Ketoprofen for postoperative pain after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and tonsillectomy: Two-week follow-up study

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 577-581

  Nikanne, Elina ^a,b   Virtaniemi, Jukka ^a   Aho, M ^a,c   Kokki, Hannu ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL FINLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; KETOPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0242494381     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(03)01579-1     Document Type: Article

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