Post-operative pain relief in children following extraction of carious deciduous teeth under general anaesthesia: A comparison of nalbuphine and diclofenac

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-363

  Littlejohn, I H ^a   Tarling, M M ^a   Flynn, P J ^a   Ordman, A J ^a   Aiken, A ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia, post operative, paediatric; Analgesics, diclofenac, nalbuphine

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DICLOFENAC; NALBUPHINE;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0030036129     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199607000-00009     Document Type: Article

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