Randomized clinical trial of 0.2 per cent glyceryl trinitrate ointment for wound healing and pain reduction after open diathermy haemorrhoidectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1464-1468

  Tan, K Y ^a   Sng, K K ^a   Tay, K H ^a   Lai, J H ^b   Eu, K W ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAFLON; DICLOFENAC; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PARACETAMOL; PETROLATUM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPITHELIZATION; FECES IMPACTION; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HEADACHE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OINTMENT; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE RETENTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; OINTMENTS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33845468803     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5483     Document Type: Article

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