Pain management after tonsillectomy: Morphine is not enough

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 279-284

  Vallée, Estelle ^a   Lafrenaye, Sylvie ^a   Tétrault, Jean Pierre ^a   Mayer, Sandeep ^a   Dorion, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Day surgery; Management; Pain; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLECTOMY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARENTS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 49149086344     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2008.0059     Document Type: Article

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