The effectiveness of pregabalin for post-tonsillectomy pain control: A randomized controlled trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Park, Soo Seog ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Nam, In Chul ^a   Lee, Il Hwan ^a   Hwang, Jae Woong ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TONSILLECTOMY; VOMITING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PREMEDICATION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGABALIN; PREMEDICATION; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924376917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117161     Document Type: Article

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