Ketamine for perioperative pain management in children: A meta-analysis of published studies

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 636-652

  Dahmani, Souhayl ^a   Michelet, Daphné ^a   Abback, Paer Selim ^a   Wood, Chantal ^a   Brasher, Christopher ^a   Nivoche, Yves ^a   Mantz, Jean ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

analgesia; children; hyperalgesia; ketamine

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED EMESIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PAIN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; KETAMINE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 79955467391     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03566.x     Document Type: Article

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