The severity and duration of postoperative pain and analgesia requirements in children after tonsillectomy, orchidopexy, or inguinal hernia repair

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-143

  Stewart, David W ^a,b   Ragg, Philip G ^a,b,c   Sheppard, Suzette ^b,c   Chalkiadis, George A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

analgesia; inguinal herniorrhaphy; measurement; orchidopexy; otolaryngologic; pain; pediatric; postoperative; surgery

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY SCORE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; ORCHIDOPEXY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PARENT POSTOPERATIVE PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHIOPEXY; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84855352405     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03713.x     Document Type: Article

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