Is preoperative ketorolac a useful adjunct to regional anesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 358-363

  Ben David, B ^a   Baune Goldstein, U ^a   Goldik, Z ^b   Gaitini, L ^c  

^a Horev Medical Centre   (Israel)

^b CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Analgesics: ketorolac; Anesthetic techniques: ilioinguinal block; Pain: postoperative

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029869275     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04445.x     Document Type: Article

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