Parenteral analgesic and sedative use among ED patients in the United States: Combined results from the national hospital ambulatory medical care survey (NHAMCS) 1992-1997

Parenteral analgesic and sedative use among ED patients in the United States: Combined results from the national hospital ambulatory medical care survey (NHAMCS) 1992-1997

This article describes parenteral analgesic and sedative (PAS) use among patients treated in US emergency departments (EDs). Data representing 6 consecutive years (1992-1997) from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) were combined and analyzed. Patients were identified as ha...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2002-05, Vol.20 (3), p.139-143
Hauptverfasser: Hostetler, Mark A., Auinger, Peggy, Szilagyi, Peter G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Age Factors
Analgesia
Analgesics - therapeutic use
Anesthesia
Anesthesia depending on patient's condition
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Drug Utilization Review
emergency
Emergency and intensive care: techniques, logistics
Emergency Service, Hospital - standards
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data
Female
fracture
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives - therapeutic use
Infusions, Parenteral
insurance
Insurance, Health - statistics & numerical data
Intensive care medicine
Intensive care unit. Emergency transport systems. Emergency, hospital ward
Logistic Models
Male
Medical Audit
Medical sciences
Musculoskeletal Diseases - drug therapy
Pain - drug therapy
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data
race
Risk Factors
sedation
Socioeconomic Factors
United States
Wounds and Injuries - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:This article describes parenteral analgesic and sedative (PAS) use among patients treated in US emergency departments (EDs). Data representing 6 consecutive years (1992-1997) from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) were combined and analyzed. Patients were identified as having received PAS if they received fentanyl, ketamine, meperidine, methohexital, midazolam, morphine, nitrous oxide, or propofol. Patients were stratified according to age (pediatric
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1053/ajem.2002.33002