A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Acetaminophen plus Ibuprofen Versus Acetaminophen plus Codeine plus Caffeine after Outpatient General Surgery

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 472-479

  Mitchell, Alex ^a,c   van Zanten, Sander Veldhuyzen ^a,b,c   Inglis, Karen ^a,c   Porter, Geoffrey ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Department of Surgery ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CODEINE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UMBILICAL HERNIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CODEINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39549086988     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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