A randomised controlled trial of two analgesic techniques for paediatric tonsillectomy

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 919-924

  Rawlinson, E ^a   Walker, A ^b   Skone, R ^b   Thillaivasan, A ^b   Bagshaw, O ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLECTOMY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CODEINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; ONDANSETRON; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPOFOL; SAMPLE SIZE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 80052840867     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06851.x     Document Type: Article

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