Effect of ketorolac on bleeding time and postoperative pain in children: A double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison with meperidine

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-30

  Bean Lijewski, Jolene D ^a   Hunt, Ronald D ^a  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding time; ketorolac; meperidine; nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; pediatric pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC; PETHIDINE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING TIME; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0030026242     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(95)00168-9     Document Type: Article

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