Effect of red chili consumption on postoperative symptoms during the posthemorrhoidectomy period: Randomized, double-blind, controlled study

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1822-1826

  Gupta, Pravin J ^a  

^a Gupta Nursing Home   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPICE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH IRRITATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAPSICUM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRURITUS ANI; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548029347     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9148-6     Document Type: Article

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