A double-blind randomized clinical trial evaluating the analgesic efficacy of ketorolac versus butorphanol for patients with suspected biliary colic in the emergency department

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 718-722

  Olsen, Jon C ^a   McGrath, Norine A ^b   Schwarz, Dana G ^b   Cutcliffe, Brian J ^b   Stern, Jessica L ^b  

^a ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary colic; Butorphanol; Emergency department; Ketorolac; Pain

Indexed keywords

BUTORPHANOL; KETOROLAC;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BILIARY COLIC; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; BUTORPHANOL; COLIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOROLAC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56849114791     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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