The effects of topical levobupivacaine on morbidity in pediatric tonsillectomy patients

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1208-1210

  Yilmaz, Süleyman ^a   Demiraran, Yavuz ^a   Akkan, Nermin ^a   Yaman, Hüseyin ^a   Iskender, Abdulkadir ^a   Güçlü, Ender ^a   Öztürk, Özcan ^a  

^a DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Levobupivacaine; McGrath's face scale; Pain relieving effect; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

LEVOBUPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA; OTALGIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TONSILLECTOMY; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651163425     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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