Ropivacaine plus dexamethasone infiltration reduces postoperative pain after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1881-1885

  Ju, Nan Ying ^a   Cui, Guang Xiao ^a   Gao, Wei ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Pain; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; INGESTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLECTOMY;

DEXAMETHASONE; PAIN; ROPIVACAINE;

ADENOIDECTOMY; AGE FACTORS; AMIDES; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 84885434831     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.08.037     Document Type: Article

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