Premedication with gabapentin, Alprazolam or a placebo for abdominal hysterectomy: Effect on preoperative anxiety, Postoperative pain and morphine consumption

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 693-699

  Joseph, Tim Thomas ^a   Krishna, Handattu Mahabaleswara ^a   Kamath, Shyamsunder ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Anxiety; Gabapentin; Pain; Postoperative prevention and control; Psychological responses

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ASCORBIC ACID; GABAPENTIN; PLACEBO; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG USE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHINE CONSUMPTION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; PRURITUS; PULSE OXIMETRY; RAMSAY SEDATION SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84918775752     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.147134     Document Type: Article

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