Does topical ropivacaine reduce the post-tonsillectomy morbidity in pediatric patients?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 361-365

  Oghan, Fatih ^a   Harputluoglu, Ugur ^b   Guclu, Ender ^b   Kocaman, Buket ^b   Ozturk, Ozcan ^b  

^a DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pain; Ropivicaine; Tonsillectomy; Topical administration

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; ODOR; OTALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 39149118594     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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