Preoperative administration of rofecoxib versus ketoprofen for pain relief after tonsillectomy

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 201-204

  Louizos, Antonios A ^a,b   Pandazi, Ageliki B ^a   Koraka, Christina P ^a   Davilis, Dimitrios I ^a   Georgiou, Loucas G ^a  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Ketoprofen; Meperidine; Opioid analgesic; Postoperative pain; Rofecoxib; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ATRACURIUM BESILATE; KETOPROFEN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NEOSTIGMINE METHYL SULFATE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROFECOXIB; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STOMACH PAIN; SWALLOWING; TONSILLECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 33644923196     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940611500308     Document Type: Article

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