Combining paracetamol (acetaminophen) with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs: A qualitative systematic review of analgesic efficacy for acute postoperative pain

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1170-1179

  Ong, Cliff K S ^a   Seymour, Robin A ^b   Lirk, Phillip ^c   Merry, Alan F ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; KETOROLAC; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROPACETAMOL; ROFECOXIB; TENOXICAM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

EID: 77950965054     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181cf9281     Document Type: Article

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