The efficacy and effect of opioid analgesia in undifferentiated abdominal pain in children: A review of four studies

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 445-451

  Sharwood, Lisa N ^a,b   Babl, Franz E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Children; Emergency department; Opioid

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE SULFATE; OXYCODONE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESIA; APPENDICITIS; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65349122963     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02807.x     Document Type: Review

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