Effect of pre- vs postoperative tonsillar infiltration with local anesthetics on postoperative pain after tonsillectomy

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1210-1215

  Molliex, S ^a   Haond, P ^a   Baylot, D ^a   Prades, J M ^a   Navez, M ^a   Elkhoury, Z ^a   Auboyer, C ^a  

^a SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

anesthetic techniques: infiltration; anesthetic, local: bupivacaine; pain: postoperative, pre emptive; tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLECTOMY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029800907     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb05552.x     Document Type: Article

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