Oxycodone and Dexamethasone for pain management after tonsillectomy: A placebo-controlled EMG assessed clinical trial

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Vaiman, Michael ^a   Krakovski, Daniel ^a   Haitov, Zoe ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Oxycodone; Postoperative pain; Surface electromyography; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; OXYCODONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDEMA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWALLOWING; TONSILLECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 80054010372     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881964     Document Type: Article

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