A randomised controlled trial of the effect of regional nerve blocks on immediate post-tonsillectomy pain in adult patients

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 413-417

  El Hakim, H ^a,c   Nunez, D A ^a   Saleh, H A ^b   MacLeod, D M ^a   Gardiner, Q ^b  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult tonsillectomy; Postoperative pain; Regional nerve block

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PALATE, SOFT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0033784554     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2000.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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