Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions for postoperative fatigue

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 971-984

  Rubin, G J ^a,b   Hotopf, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Psychological Medicine ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; GLUCOCORTICOID; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; ORNITHINE OXOGLUTARATE; PETHIDINE; PRILOCAINE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUPUNCTURE; ANESTHESIA; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOBILIZATION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SLEEP; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA; FATIGUE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 0036036889     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2002.02138.x     Document Type: Review

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