Comparison of benzydamine hydrochloride and Salvia officinalis as an adjuvant local treatment to systemic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug in controlling pain after tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, or both: An open-label, single-blind, randomized clinical trial

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 360-372

  Lalićević, Siniša ^a   Djordjević, Ivan ^a,b  

^a Department of Otorhinolaryngology   (Macedonia)

^b Clin Hosp Ctr Dr D   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

benzydamine hydrochloride; clinical trial; efficacy; safety; Salvia officinalis; tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

BENZYDAMINE; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OPEN STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TONSILLECTOMY; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

EID: 5444229872     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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