The effect of gabapentin on post-operative pain following tonsillectomy in adults

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 809-815

  Mikkelsen, S ^a   Hilsted, K L ^b   Andersen, P J ^a   Hjortso N C ^b   Enggaard, T P ^a   Jorgensen D G ^b   Hansen, M ^a   Henriksen, J ^c   Dahl, J B ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Post operative pain; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; KETOBEMIDONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PLACEBO; ROFECOXIB;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; ODYNOPHAGIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REST; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; LACTONES; MALE; MEPERIDINE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SULFONES; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 33745846478     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01057.x     Document Type: Article

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