A shift from demerol (Meperidine) to dilaudid (Hydromorphone) improves pain control and decreases admissions for patients in sickle cell crisis

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 439-446

  Perlman, Kathryn M ^a,b   Myers Phariss, Suzanne ^a   Rhodes, Jeremy C ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; ISOCARBOXAZID; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; MORPHINE; NORPETHIDINE; PETHIDINE; PHENELZINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE;

AGITATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; APNEA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIZZINESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG METABOLISM; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; MOOD DISORDER; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRURITUS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SICKLE CELL CRISIS; SIDE EFFECT; TREMOR; VOMITING;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; HYDROMORPHONE; MEPERIDINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 9444243909     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2004.06.016     Document Type: Article

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