Pain treatment after craniotomy: Where is the (procedure-specific) evidence? A qualitative systematic review

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 821-829

  Hansen, Morten S ^a   Brennum, Jannick ^b   Moltke, Finn B ^a   Dahl, Jørgen B ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Analgesic; Craniotomy; Local anaesthetic; Opioid; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; HYDROXYZINE; ISOFLURANE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PARECOXIB; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TENOXICAM; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRANIOTOMY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MEDLINE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCALP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRANIOTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856468541     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834a0255     Document Type: Article

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