Postoperative analgesia with parecoxib, acetaminophen, and the combination of both: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in patients undergoing thyroid surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 761-767

  Gehling, M ^a,b   Arndt, C ^a   Eberhart, L H J ^a   Koch, T ^a   Kruger T ^a   Wulf, H ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analgesics non opioid, acetaminophen; Parecoxib; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; DESFLURANE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PARECOXIB; PIRITRAMIDE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG USE; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 77952505988     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq096     Document Type: Article

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