Efficacy of dexamethasone pretreatment for alleviation of propofol injection pain [2]

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 888-890

  Singh, M ^a,b   Mohta, M ^a   Sethi, A K ^a   Tyagi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PROPOFOL;

ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; LETTER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROPOFOL;

EID: 28444465182     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 02650215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505221506     Document Type: Letter

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