Single-patient data meta-analysis of 3453 postoperative patients: Oral tramadol versus placebo, codeine and combination analgesics

Pain

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 287-294

  Moore, R A ^a   McQuay, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Codeine; Combination analgesics; Oral tramadol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; CODEINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROPOXYPHENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAMADOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031037003     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(96)03291-5     Document Type: Article

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