A comparison between IV paracetamol and IV metamizol for postoperative analgesia after retinal surgery

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1569-1575

  Landwehr, Susanne ^a   Kiencke, Peter ^b   Giesecke, Thorsten ^a   Eggert, Dirk ^a   Thumann, Gabriele ^a   Kampe, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Institute of Empirical Health Economics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Analgesic efficacy; Metamizol; Paracetamol; Postoperative analgesia retinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; DESFLURANE; DIPYRONE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; ERYTHEMA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA SURGERY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA; DIPYRONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SCLERAL BUCKLING;

EID: 27144532434     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079905X61857     Document Type: Article

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