Gender Disparity in Analgesic Treatment of Emergency Department Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain

Objectives: Oligoanalgesia for acute abdominal pain historically has been attributed to the provider’s fear of masking serious underlying pathology. The authors assessed whether a gender disparity exists in the administration of analgesia for acute abdominal pain. Methods: This was a prospective c...

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Published in:	Academic emergency medicine Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 414 - 418
Main Authors:	Chen, Esther H., Shofer, Frances S., Dean, Anthony J., Hollander, Judd E., Baxt, William G., Robey, Jennifer L., Sease, Keara L., Mills, Angela M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-05-2008 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Abdomen abdominal pain Abdominal Pain - classification Abdominal Pain - drug therapy Abdominal Pain - etiology Adult Analgesia Analgesics Biomarkers Crowding Emergency medical care Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Female Gender differences gender disparity Humans Male Middle Aged Pain Pathology Prejudice Prospective Studies Severity of Illness Index Time Factors
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