Ibuprofen with acetaminophen for postoperative pain control following tonsillectomy does not increase emergency department utilization

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 963-966

  Bedwell, Joshua R ^a   Pierce, Matthew ^b   Levy, Michelle ^a   Shah, Rahul K ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adenoidectomy; codeine; ibuprofen; pain management; tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COCODAMOL; CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; ACETAMINOPHEN, CODEINE DRUG COMBINATION; ANALGESIC AGENT; DRUG COMBINATION;

ADENOIDECTOMY; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL TOLERANCE; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TONSILLECTOMY; VOMITING; ADOLESCENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CODEINE; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84914146283     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599814549732     Document Type: Article

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