Oxycodone for the treatment of postoperative pain

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1045-1058

  Kokki, Hannu ^a,b   Kokki, Merja ^a,b   Sjövall, Sari ^c  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Elderly; Obstetrics; Opioid; Oxycodone; Pain; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIPYRONE; DROPERIDOL; ETORICOXIB; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; LAXATIVE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL FULLNESS; ADENOIDECTOMY; ANALGESIA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; EYE SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCOMPLETE BOWEL EMPTYING; INTESTINE FUNCTION DISORDER; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; MYRINGOTOMY; NEUROSURGERY; NIGHTMARE; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SIDE EFFECT; THORAX SURGERY; THYROID SURGERY; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; TONSILLECTOMY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; HUMANS; OXYCODONE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 84860127611     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: 17447666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2012.677823     Document Type: Article

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