Cost of opioid intravenous patient-controlled analgesia: results from a hospital database analysis and literature assessment

Pamela Palmer,1 Xiang Ji,2 Jennifer Stephens21AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Redwood City, CA, 2Pharmerit International, Bethesda, MD, USABackground: Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) equipment and opioid cost analyses on specific procedures are lacking. This study estimates the intrave...

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Main Authors: Palmer P, Ji X, Stephens J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014-06-01
Series:ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/cost-of-opioid-intravenous-patient-controlled-analgesia-results-from-a-a17280