Peritonsillar infiltration with bupivacaine and pethidine for relief of post-tonsillectomy pain: A randomised double-blind study

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-25

  Nikandish, R ^a   Maghsoodi, B ^b   Khademi, S ^a   Motazedian, S ^c   Kaboodkhani, R ^a  

^a FASA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Dr Shariati University Hospital ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; ISOFLURANE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; SWALLOWING; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEPERIDINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 36849058692     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05283.x     Document Type: Article

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