Entonox® inhalation to reduce pain in common diagnostic and therapeutic outpatient urological procedures: A review of the evidence

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-11

  Young, A ^a   Ismail, M ^a   Papatsoris, A G ^a   Barua, J M ^b   Calleary, J G ^c   Masood, J ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Pain; Urology

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OXYGEN;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ACUTE PAIN; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 84855945543     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588412X13171221499702     Document Type: Review

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