Melatonin for pre- and postoperative anxiety in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2015, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Hansen, Melissa V ^a   Halladin, Natalie L ^a   Rosenberg, Jacob ^b   Gögenur, Ismail ^c   Møller, Ann Merete ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; MELATONIN; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADULT; ANXIETY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLISHING; SURGERY;

ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; CLONIDINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MIDAZOLAM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84944463562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009861.pub2     Document Type: Review

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