A randomized, controlled trial comparing acetaminophen plus ibuprofen versus acetaminophen plus codeine plus caffeine (tylenol 3) after outpatient breast surgery

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3792-3800

  Mitchell, Alex ^a   McCrea, Patrick ^a   Inglis, Karen ^a   Porter, Geoffrey ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CAFFEINE; CAFFEINE PLUS CODEINE PLUS PARACETAMOL; CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; IBUPROFEN PLUS PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CODEINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84868093781     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2447-7     Document Type: Article

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