Morphine or ibuprofen for post-tonsillectomy analgesia: A randomized trial

Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 307-313

  Kelly, Lauren E ^a,b   Sommer, Doron D ^c   Ramakrishna, Jayant ^c   Hoffbauer, Stephanie ^d   Arbab Tafti, Sadaf ^c   Reid, Diane ^c   Maclean, Jonathan ^c   Koren, Gideon ^a,b,d  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; OXYGEN;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TONSILLECTOMY; VIRAL UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; BLOOD; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; INFANT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; INFANT; MALE; MORPHINE; OXYGEN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84922677025     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1906     Document Type: Article

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