Effectiveness of pre-emptive metoclopramide infusion in alleviating pain, discomfort and nausea associated with nasogastric tube insertion: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1422-1427

  Ozucelik, Dogac Niyazi ^a   Karaca, M A ^a   Sivri, B ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complications; Discomfort; Metoclopramide; Nasogastric tube insertion; Nausea; Pain; Visual analogue scale (VAS)

Indexed keywords

METOCLOPRAMIDE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH INTUBATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIEMETICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GAGGING; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 33646826841     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00712.x     Document Type: Article

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