Analgesic administration prior to surgical evaluation for acute appendicitis

Current Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 373-375

  Aydelotte, Jayson D ^a   Collen, Jacob F ^a   Martin, R Russell ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Analgesics; Appendicitis; Narcotics

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3543148404     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cursur.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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