Efficacy and tolerability of ready-to-use intravenous paracetamol solution as monotherapy or as an adjunct analgesic therapy for postoperative pain in patients undergoing elective ambulatory surgery: Open, prospective study

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-120

  Gorocs T S ^a   Lambert, M ^b   Rinne, T ^c   Krekler, M ^a   Modell, S ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^b ZADC Zentrum für Ambulante Diagnostik und Chirurgie   (Germany)

^c Novalung GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; PARACETAMOL; PARECOXIB; PETHIDINE; PIRITRAMIDE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SELF REPORT; SHIVERING; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VEIN SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649240015     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01914.x     Document Type: Article

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