Ketorolac tromethamine and hemorrhage in tonsillectomy: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study

Laryngoscope

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 166-169

  Bailey, Richard ^a   Sinha, Christopher ^b   Burgess, Lawrence P A ^a,c  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Attn: MCHK DSH ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hemorrhage; Ketorolac tromethamine; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE; MEPERIDINE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOLMETIN; TONSILLECTOMY; TROMETHAMINE;

EID: 0031046667     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199702000-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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