Single-dose ketorolac and pethidine in acute postoperative pain: Systematic review with meta-analysis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-58

  Smith, L A ^a   Carroll, D ^a   Edwards, J E ^a   Moore, R A ^a   McQuay, H J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia, audit; Analgesics non opioid, ketorolac; Analgesics opioid, pethidine; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Pain, postoperative; Research, analgesia

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; KETOROLAC; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERTIGO;

EID: 0033987087     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013381     Document Type: Article

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