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Opioid Safety, Respiratory Compromise

Identifying Risk of Respiratory Compromise for Patients Using Patient-Controlled Analgesia: Lessons Learned from a National Hospital Survey

March 6, 2014 Michael Wong Leave a comment

In an article recently published in the Society of Anesthesia & Sleep Medicine newsletter (page 4), Michael Wong, JD and Lynn Razzano, RN, MSN, ONCC discuss identifying risk of respiratory compromise for patients receiving patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). Read More →

Patient-Controlled Analgesia, PCA survey, respiratory compromise, respiratory monitoring, SASM, Society of Anesthesia & Sleep Medicine
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