Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for corneal abrasions: Meta-analysis of randomized trials

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 467-473

  Calder, Lisa Anne ^a,c   Balasubramanian, Sowmya ^b   Fergusson, Dean ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory agents; Corneal diseases; Eye injuries; Nonsteroidal

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOPENTOLATE; DICLOFENAC; FLURBIPROFEN; GENTAMICIN; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; NETILMICIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; PIROXICAM; POLYSPORIN; POLYTRIM;

ABRASION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORNEA ABRASION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EROSION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EUROPE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NOMENCLATURE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT STINGING; URTICARIA;

EID: 17144378231     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.10.026     Document Type: Article

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