The PanAM study: A multi-center, double-blinded, randomized, non-inferiority study of paracetamol versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in treating acute musculoskeletal trauma

BMC Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ridderikhof, Milan L ^a   Lirk, Philipp ^a   Schep, Niels W ^a   Hoeberichts, Anneke ^b   Goddijn, Wilhelmina T ^a   Luitse, Jan S K ^a   Kemper, E M ^a   Dijkgraaf, Marcel G W ^a   Hollmann, Markus W ^a   Goslings, J C ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b General Practice Health Care Center Gein   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Anti inflammatory agents; Contusions; Costs and cost analysis; Non steroidal; Pain; Paracetamol acetaminophen; Strains and sprains; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; OMEPRAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DICLOFENAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NETHERLANDS; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84887660163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471227X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-227X-13-19     Document Type: Article

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