Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for postoperative pain: A focus on children

Pediatric Drugs

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-123

  Kokki, Hannu ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ASTHMA; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRONCHOSPASM; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MYRINGOTOMY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; STOMACH ULCER; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING; URTICARIA;

EID: 0037272633     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128072-200305020-00004     Document Type: Review

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