Pain relief in office gynaecology: A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-13

  Ahmad, Gaity ^a   Attarbashi, Shatha ^b   O'Flynn, Helena ^c   Watson, Andrew J S ^b  

^a PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics; Local anaesthesia; Office gynaecology; Opioid

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENOPROFEN; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROMETHAZINE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANALGESIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMBASE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEDATION; SYNCOPE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 79952043290     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.11.018     Document Type: Review

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