Metamizol and diclofenac profoundly reduce opioid consumption after minor trauma surgery

Acute Pain

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 71-75

  Steffen, Peter ^a   Krinn, Eckart ^b   Möller, Andreas ^c   Seeling, Wulf ^a   Rockemann, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Paracelsus Krankenhaus Ruit   (Germany)

^c Innere Abteilung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diclofenac; Levomethadone; Metamizol; Patient controlled analgesia; Postoperative analgesia

Indexed keywords

CLORAZEPATE; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; LEVOMETHADONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036853493     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-0071(02)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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