Analgesic efficacy and tolerability of ketoprofen lysine salt vs paracetamol in common paediatric surgery. A randomized, single-blind, parallel, multicentre trial

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 574-578

  Messeri, Andrea ^a   Busoni, Paolo ^a   Noccioli, Bruno ^a   Murolo, Sandro ^b   Ivani, Giorgio ^c   Grossetti, Roberto ^c   Gallini, Carla ^d   Maestri, Luciano ^e   Fedele, Guido ^f   Novellini, Roberto ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^c Div di Anestesia e Rianimazione   (Italy)

^d C Arrigo Children's Hospital   (Italy)

^e V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Chemistry Section   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Ketoprofen lysine salt; Pain; Paracetamol; Postoperative; Suppositories

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; KETOPROFEN; KETOPROFEN LYSINE; LYSINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OKI; PARACETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGITATION; ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDEMA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUSHING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINOR SURGERY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SCROTUM DISORDER; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOPROFEN; LYSINE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINOR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10744227872     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01089.x     Document Type: Article

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