A qualitative systematic review of morphine treatment in children with postoperative pain

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 756-774

  Duedahl, Tina Hoff ^a   Hansen, Ebba Holme ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b FKL Research Centre for Quality in Medicine Use   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Analgesic efficacy; Children; Morphine; Postoperative pain; Side effects; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; BUPRENORPHINE; BUTORPHANOL; CLONIDINE; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; KETAMINE; KETOBEMIDONE; KETOROLAC; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TENOXICAM; TRAMADOL;

CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; INFANT; MORPHINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 34347219444     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02213.x     Document Type: Review

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