Efficacy of an ibuprofen/codeine combination for pain management in children presenting to the emergency department with a limb injury: A pilot study

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 536-542

  Le May, Sylvie ^a,b   Gouin, Serge ^a,b   Fortin, Christophe ^c   Messier, Alexia ^b   Robert, Marie Andrée ^b   Julien, Marilyse ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

analgesic; children; musculoskeletal; pain; trauma

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHILD; CODEINE; CONTUSIONS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 84873119173     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.06.027     Document Type: Article

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