Evidence-based management of pain after haemorrhoidectomy surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1155-1168

  Joshi, G P ^a   Neugebauer, E A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; STAPLER; SURGICAL STAPLING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SURGICAL STAPLERS; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 77955200073     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7161     Document Type: Review

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