Randomized clinical trial comparing day-care open haemorrhoidectomy under local versus general anaesthesia

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 555-563

  Kushwaha, R ^a   Hutchings, W ^a   Davies, C ^a   Rao, N G ^a  

^a WILLIAM HARVEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; COCODAMOL; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43549089309     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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