The effect of glyceryl trinitrate ointment on posthemorrhoidectomy pain and wound healing: Results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 280-285

  Karanlik, Hasan ^a,c   Akturk, Remzi ^b   Camlica, Hakan ^a   Asoglu, Oktar ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Çorlu   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Glyceryl trinitrate; Hemorrhoidectomy; Postoperative pain; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALDOLAN; DIPYRONE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NAPROXEN; NOVALGINE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; OINTMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND HEALING; DRUG EFFECT; HEMORRHOID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANALGESICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGLYCERIN; OINTMENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 64049109342     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31819c98a7     Document Type: Article

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