A comparison of the efficacy of ketorolac and indomethacin for postoperative analgesia following laparoscopic surgery in day patients

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-240

  Murrell, G C ^a   Leake, T ^a   Hughes, P J ^a,b  

^a Epworth Freemasons Hospital   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia: ketorolac, indomethacin, postoperative; Surgery: gynaecologic, laparoscopic, day

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029883709     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9602400216     Document Type: Article

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