Randomized clinical trial of efficacy and safety of a single 2-mg intravenous dose of hydromorphone versus usual care in the management of acute pain

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-192

  Chang, Andrew K ^a   Bijur, Polly E ^a   Lupow, Jason B ^a   John Gallagher, E ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROMORPHONE; KETOROLAC; NALOXONE; OPIATE; OXYGEN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESIA; BRADYCARDIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASAL CANNULA; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN DESATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SITTING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VOMITING;

ACUTE PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROMORPHONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873918584     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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