Pregabalin and dexamethasone improves post-operative pain treatment after tonsillectomy

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 297-305

  Mathiesen, O ^a   Jargensen D G ^a   Hilsted, K L ^a   Trolle, W ^b   Stjernholm, P ^a   Christiansen, H ^a   Hjortsa N C ^a   Dahl, J B ^c  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; DEXAMETHASONE; KETOBEMIDONE; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN; PROPOFOL; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SEDATION; SWALLOWING; TONSILLECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 79751513870     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2010.02389.x     Document Type: Article

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