Nefopam for the prevention of postoperative pain: Quantitative systematic review

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 610-617

  Evans, M S ^a   Lysakowski, C ^a   Tramer M R ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Analgesia, postoperative; Analgesic techniques; Analgesics non opioid, nefopam; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DICLOFENAC; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; NEFOPAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; TILIDINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SWEATING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 54249115419     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen267     Document Type: Review

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