Discomfort following transurethral cystoscopy and catheterization: Effects of gender and topical steroids

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 615-616

  Shorrab, Ahmed A ^a   Abol Enein, Hassan ^b   Shabana, Amir ^a   Elhanbly, Samir ^c   Abdel Mohaymen, Hisham ^a  

^a Departments of Anesthesia   (United States)

^b Departments of Urology   (Germany)

^c MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC; PREDNICARBATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION; URETHRAL PAIN; ANESTHESIA; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; URETHRA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; CYSTOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDNISOLONE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; URETHRA; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 68849094951     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32831f3475     Document Type: Letter

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