Evaluation of pain following supratentorial craniotomy

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-103

  Nair, Shalini ^a   Rajshekhar, Vedantam ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

paracetamol; Post operative pain; supratentorial craniotomy; temporalis muscle; visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRATENTORIAL CRANIOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951697077     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2010.534199     Document Type: Article

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