A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of preoperative oral pregabalin for postoperative pain relief after minor gynecological surgery

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1449-1453

  Paech, Michael J ^a,b   Goy, Raymond ^b   Chua, Sebastian ^b   Scott, Karen ^b   Christmas, Tracey ^b   Doherty, Dorota A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Women and Infants Research Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UTERUS; VISCERAL PAIN; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 37349131596     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000286227.13306.d7     Document Type: Article

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