Cost-efficacy of rofecoxib versus acetaminophen for preventing pain after ambulatory surgery

Anesthesiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 931-937

  Issioui, Tijani ^a   Klein, Kevin W ^a   White, Paul F ^a   Watcha, Mehernoor F ^b   Skrivanek, Gary D ^a   Jones, Stephanie B ^a   Hu, Jie ^a   Marple, Bradley F ^b   Ing, Caleb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; ATROPINE; DESFLURANE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DROPERIDOL; EDROPHONIUM; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDAZOLAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; ROFECOXIB;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

EID: 0036790266     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200210000-00027     Document Type: Article

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