A Descriptive Feasibility Study to Evaluate Scheduled Oral Analgesic Dosing at Home for the Management of Postoperative Pain in Preschool Children Following Tonsillectomy

Pain Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 472-483

  Sutters, Kimberly A ^a,b   Holdridge Zeuner, Danielle ^a   Waite, Steven ^a   Paul, Steven M ^b   Savedra, Marilyn C ^b   Lanier, Brent ^c   Mahoney, Karla ^a   Miaskowski, Christine ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Central California Ear Nose and Throat   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen with hydrocodone; Pediatric pain; Postoperative pain management; Tonsillectomy pain

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TONSILLECTOMY; VOMITING;

EID: 84858625042     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01324.x     Document Type: Article

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