Analgesic efficacy of paracetamol and diclofenac in children receiving PCA morphine

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 715-717

  Morton, N S ^a   O'Brien, K ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia, paediatric; Analgesia, patient controlled; Analgesics non opioid, diclofenac; Analgesics non opioid, paracetamol; Analgesics opioid, morphine; Children; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032897894     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/82.5.715     Document Type: Article

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