Analgesia - Statistics & numerical data
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Management of procedural pain: empowering nurses to care for patients through clinical nurse specialist consultation and intervention.

29 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of pain in inpatient and outpatient populations experiencing invasive procedures. BACKGROUND: Nursing staff consulted the clinical nurse specialist regarding a patient they assessed ... Read more...

Opioid use in an Israeli health maintenance organization: 2000-2006.

20 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess opioid use during 7 years (2000-2006) among Clalit Health Services (CHS) members. DESIGN: Purchasing data of opioids authorized for use in Israel were obtained from the computerized databases of ... Read more...

Does emergency department workload adversely influence timely analgesia?

30 Jan 2009 OBJECTIVE: The impact of ED overcrowding on delay to analgesia has not been well studied. Our objective was to determine if ED workload influenced time to analgesia (TTA). METHODS: An observational, retrospective study (May 2006 to March 2007) was ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Analgesia - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Management of procedural pain: empowering nurses to care for patients through clinical nurse specialist consultation and intervention. 29 Apr 2009
• Opioid use in an Israeli health maintenance organization: 2000-2006. 20 Apr 2009
• Does emergency department workload adversely influence timely analgesia? 30 Jan 2009
• Subspecialty impact factors: the contribution of pediatric anesthesia and pain articles. 30 Dec 2008
• Evaluation of musculoskeletal pain management practices in rural nursing homes compared with evidence-based criteria. 5 Nov 2008
• Continuous interscalene analgesia for rotator cuff repair: a retrospective comparison of effectiveness and cost in 205 patients from a multi-provider private practice setting. 30 Oct 2008
• Effects of atypical kappa-opioid receptor agonists on intrathecal morphine-induced itch and analgesia in primates. 6 Oct 2008
• Post-operative pain: the impact of prescribing patterns on nurses' administration of analgesia. 29 Sep 2008
• Analgesic efficacy using loss of resistance to air vs. saline in combined spinal epidural technique for labour analgesia. 30 Aug 2008
• Administration of comfort medication at end of life in neonates: effects of weight. 29 Jun 2008
• Are there racial and ethnic differences in the administration of analgesia? 30 May 2008
• Children in day surgery: clinical practice and routines. The results from a nation-wide survey. 19 May 2008
• Are racial disparities in ED analgesia improving? Evidence from a national database. 29 Apr 2008
• A patient-based national survey on postoperative pain management in France reveals significant achievements and persistent challenges. 13 Apr 2008
• Laparoscopic renal surgery in the octogenarian. 30 Mar 2008
• Low acuity abdominal pain in the emergency department: still a long wait. 22 Mar 2008
• Massage or music for pain relief in labour: a pilot randomised placebo controlled trial. 2 Mar 2008
• Anesthesia and its allied disciplines in the developing world: a nationwide survey of the Republic of Zambia. 28 Feb 2008
• Pain management practices for lumbar punctures: are we consistent? 29 Nov 2007
• Prospective audit of emergency department transit times associated with entonox analgesia for reduction of the acute, traumatic dislocated shoulder. 27 Oct 2007

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Technical information about 'Analgesia'

Definition: Methods of PAIN relief that may be used with or in place of ANALGESICS.

Descriptor UI: D000698

Alternative terms: Analgesia; Analgesias;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E03.091;

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition