Effect of melatonin and gabapentin on anxiety and pain associated with retrobulbar eye block for cataract surgery: A randomized double-blind study

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 581-586

  Khezri, Marzieh Beigom ^a   Oladi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Atlasbaf, Ali ^b  

^a QAZVIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anxiety; cataract; gabapentin; melatonin; pain

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA; SEDATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON;

ANXIETY; CATARACT; GABAPENTIN; MELATONIN; PAIN;

AMINES; ANXIETY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MELATONIN; PAIN; PLACEBOS;

EID: 84890047948     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.121368     Document Type: Article

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