Corticosteroids in postoperative pain management: Future research directions for a multifaceted therapy

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1221-1222

  Gilron, I ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; KETOROLAC; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HUMANS; KETOROLAC; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 8544238481     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2004.00581.x     Document Type: Editorial

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