Analgesic efficacy of rectal acetaminophen and ibuprofen alone or in combination for paediatric day-case adenoidectomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 363-367

  Viitanen, Hanna ^a   Tuominen, N ^b   Vaaraniemi H ^c   Nikanne, E ^c   Annila, P ^d  

^a SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, day case; Analgesia, paediatric; Analgesics non opioid, acetaminophen; Analgesics non opioid, ibuprofen; Pain, postoperative; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADENOIDECTOMY; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

EID: 0042830469     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg196     Document Type: Article

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