Analgesic efficacy of intravenous paracetamol for outpatient fractional curettage: A randomised, controlled trial

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-111

  Api, O ^a   Unal, O ^a   Ugurel, V ^a   Emeksiz, M B ^a   Turan, C ^a  

^a Dr Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURAL PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTMENOPAUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 57649212058     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01751.x     Document Type: Article

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