Decreased use of petidine in a private hospital with the implementation of a multiprofessional educative program
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Morphine and petidine are the most commonly used opioids to treat pain in hospitalized patients. Morphine is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and by the International Association for the Study of Pain because it is less toxic than petidine, which is still...
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Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor
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| Series: | Revista Dor |
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