Multimodal analgesia with gabapentin, ketamine and dexamethasone in combination with paracetamol and ketorolac after hip arthroplasty: A preliminary study

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 324-330

  Rasmussen, Michael L ^a   Mathiesen, Ole ^a   Dierking, Gerd ^a   Christensen, Birgitte V ^a   Hilsted, Karen L ^a   Larsen, Tommy K ^a   Dahl, Joergen B ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Dexamethasone; Gabapentin; Hip replacement; Ketamine; Pain; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANALGESIA; DRUG COMBINATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AGED; AMINES; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952173631     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328331c71d     Document Type: Article

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