Preemptive analgesia for postoperative hysterectomy pain control: systematic review and clinical practice guidelines

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 303-313.e6

  Steinberg, Adam C ^a   Schimpf, Megan O ^b   White, Amanda B ^c   Mathews, Cara ^d   Ellington, David R ^e   Jeppson, Peter ^f   Crisp, Catrina ^g   Aschkenazi, Sarit O ^h   Mamik, Mamta M ⁱ   Balk, Ethan M ^j   Murphy, Miles ^k  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^g Division of Urogynecology   (United States)

^h MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

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Author keywords

postoperative pain; preemptive analgesia; total abdominal hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; BUPIVACAINE PLUS LIDOCAINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CIMETIDINE; CLONIDINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PHENOTHIAZINE; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; ROFECOXIB;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HYSTERECTOMY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREMEDICATION;

ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREMEDICATION;

EID: 85019171419     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.03.013     Document Type: Review

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