Dexmedetomidine as an analgesic for pediatric tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy [3]

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1007-1008

  Olutoye, Olutoyin ^a   Kim, Tae ^a   Giannoni, Carla ^a   Stayer, Stephen ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADENOIDECTOMY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 34548312239     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02234.x     Document Type: Letter

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