Pathophysiology, assessment, and management of pain in critically ill adults

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 72, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 1531-1543

  Reardon, David P ^a   Anger, Kevin E ^b   Szumita, Paul M ^b  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; BEHAVIORAL PAIN SCALE; CHRONIC PAIN; CRITICAL CARE PAIN OBSERVATION TOOL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMFORT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SEDATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT DURATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84973162526     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp140541     Document Type: Review

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