Oral slow release dextromethorphan premedication provides a pethidine spare effect on postemorrhoidecctomy pain management

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-91

  Li, Shinn Long ^a   Chao, Pei Chieh ^b   Yeh, Chun Chang ^a   Li, Chi Yuan ^a   Ho, Shung Tai ^a   Jao, Shu Wen ^b   Wong, Chih Shung ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dextromethorphan; N Methyl D Aspartate; Preemptive analgesia; Receptors

Indexed keywords

DEXTROMETHORPHAN; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; REGROW;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MEPERIDINE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREMEDICATION; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 3543128971     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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