Ketorolac versus acetaminophen-codeine in the emergency department treatment of acute low back pain

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 549-556

  Innes, Grant D ^a,f   Croskerry, Pat ^b   Worthington, J ^c   Beveridge, Robert ^d   Jones, Derek ^e  

^a ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Dartmouth General Hospital   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d SAINT JOHN REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Acute pain; Back pain; Codeine; Ketorolac

Indexed keywords

COCODAMOL; CODEINE; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPHORIA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMNOLENCE; VERTIGO; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0032126071     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00044-4     Document Type: Article

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