A randomized evaluation of intravenous dexamethasone versus oral acetaminophen codeine in pediatric adenotonsillectomy: Emergence agitation and analgesia

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 499-504

  Khalili, Gholamreza ^a   Sajedi, Parvin ^a   Shafa, Amir ^b   Hosseini, Behnam ^c   Seyyedyousefi, Houman ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAMINOPHEN, CODEINE DRUG COMBINATION; ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; DEXAMETHASONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TONSILLECTOMY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CODEINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84865831930     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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