Examination of acetaminophen for outpatient management of postoperative pain in children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-239

  Rømsing, Janne ^a   Hertel, Steen ^b   Harder, Anne ^c   Rasmussen, Mette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Analgesia; Analgesics; Postoperative; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELIXIR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUPPOSITORY; TABLET; TONSILLECTOMY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0031775866     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1998.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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