Ketamine improves postoperative pain and emergence agitation following adenotonsillectomy in children. a randomized clinical trial

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-160

  Eghbal, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Taregh, Shujaulhagh ^a   Amin, Ayeh ^a   Sahmeddini, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Ketamine; Postoperative pain; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; KETAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; AKATHISIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; AKATHISIA, DRUG-INDUCED; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884331008     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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