Efficacy and safety of melatonin as an anxiolytic and analgesic in the perioperative period : A qualitative systematic review of randomized trials

Anesthesiology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 968-976

  Yousaf, Farhanah ^a   Seet, Edwin ^a   Venkatraghavan, Lashmi ^a   Abrishami, Amir ^a   Chung, Frances ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77957921428     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181e7d626     Document Type: Review

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