The Relative Efficacy of Meperidine for the Treatment of Acute Migraine: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 705-713

  Friedman, Benjamin W ^a   Kapoor, Alok ^b   Friedman, Matt S ^c   Hochberg, Michael L ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University Terrace   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUTORPHANOL; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DROPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; KETOROLAC; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE;

AKATHISIA; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; HUMANS; KETOROLAC; MEPERIDINE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 52549122317     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.05.036     Document Type: Article

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