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Post-operative analgesic effects of paracetamol, NSAIDs, glucocorticoids, gabapentinoids and their combinations: a topical review by DAHL, J. B., NIELSEN, R. V., WETTERSLEV, J., NIKOLAJSEN, L., HAMUNEN, K., KONTINEN, V. K., HANSEN, M. S., KJER, J. J., MATHIESEN, O.

“…In contemporary post‐operative pain management, patients are most often treated with combinations of non‐opioid analgesics, to enhance pain relief and to…”
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Adverse effects of perioperative paracetamol, NSAIDs, glucocorticoids, gabapentinoids and their combinations: a topical review by MATHIESEN, O., WETTERSLEV, J., KONTINEN, V. K., POMMERGAARD, H.-C., NIKOLAJSEN, L., ROSENBERG, J., HANSEN, M. S., HAMUNEN, K., KJER, J. J., DAHL, J. B.

“…Post‐operative pain affects millions of patients worldwide and the post‐operative period has high rates of morbidity and mortality. Some of this morbidity may…”
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Choosing the unit of measurement counts: The use of oral morphine equivalents in studies of opioid consumption is a useful addition to defined daily doses by Svendsen, K, Borchgrevink, PC, Fredheim, O, Hamunen, K, Mellbye, A, Dale, O

“…Aim: Defined daily dose (DDD) is the most common measurement unit used in drug consumption studies. The DDD for opioids may not reflect their relative clinical…”
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Effect of pain on autonomic nervous system indices derived from photoplethysmography in healthy volunteers by Hamunen, K., Kontinen, V., Hakala, E., Talke, P., Paloheimo, M., Kalso, E.

“…Photoplethysmographic pulse wave amplitude (PPGA) and heart rate (HR) can be used to measure cold, nociception-induced autonomic responses, or both. The aim of…”
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Gabapentin for post-operative pain management - a systematic review with meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses by Fabritius, M. L., Geisler, A., Petersen, P. L., Nikolajsen, L., Hansen, M. S., Kontinen, V., Hamunen, K., Dahl, J. B., Wetterslev, J., Mathiesen, O.

“…Background Perioperative pain treatment often consist of combinations of non‐opioid and opioid analgesics, ‘multimodal analgesia’, in which gabapentin is…”
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Systematic review on analgesics given for pain following tonsillectomy in children by Hamunen, Katri, Kontinen, Vesa

“…In this systematic review effectiveness of analgesics for pain after tonsillectomy in children was evaluated and trial methodology of the included studies…”
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Retrospective analysis of pediatric patients with CRPS by Kiehelä, L, Pouttu, J, Hamunen, K

“…Abstract Aims The aim of the study was to describe the clinical features and clinical pathway of pediatric CRPS patients in HUH Children’s Hospital. Methods…”
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Ventilatory effects of morphine, pethidine and methadone in children by Hamunen, K

“…The ventilatory effects of single i.v. doses of morphine 0.1 mg kg-1, pethidine 0.67 mg kg-1 and methadone 0.1 mg kg-1 were compared after ophthalmic surgery…”
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Antiepileptic drugs for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia - an overview of Cochrane reviews by Wiffen, Philip J, Derry, Sheena, Moore, R Andrew, Aldington, Dominic, Cole, Peter, Rice, Andrew S C, Lunn, Michael P T, Hamunen, Katri, Haanpaa, Maija, Kalso, Eija A

“…Antiepileptic drugs have been used for treating different types of neuropathic pain, and sometimes fibromyalgia. Our understanding of quality standards in…”
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Do Surgical Patients Benefit from Perioperative Gabapentin/Pregabalin? A Systematic Review of Efficacy and Safety by Tiippana, Elina M., Hamunen, Katri, Kontinen, Vesa K., Kalso, Eija

“…Gabapentin and pregabalin have antiallodynic and antihyperalgesic properties useful for treating neuropathic pain. These properties may also be beneficial in…”
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Chronic pain service: A retrospective descriptive analysis of in-hospital pain consultations by Pöyhiä, R., Heiskanen, T., Kalso, E., Hamunen, K.

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Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of opioid analgesics in infants and children by OLKKOLA, K. T, HAMUNEN, K, MAUNUKSELA, E.-L

“…Pain in childhood has not always been managed as actively as that in adults because of the limited amount of research available to provide guidelines for the…”
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Stereoselective pharmacokinetics of ketorolac in children, adolescents and adults by Hamunen, K., Maunuksela, E.-L., Sarvela, J., Bullingham, R. E. S., Olkkola, K. T.

“…Background: Previous pharmacokinetic studies on racemic ketorolac using nonstereoselective analytical methods have indicated that the plasma clearance of…”
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Estimate at your peril: Imputation methods for patient withdrawal can bias efficacy outcomes in chronic pain trials using responder analyses by Moore, R. Andrew, Straube, Sebastian, Eccleston, Christopher, Derry, Sheena, Aldington, Dominic, Wiffen, Philip, Bell, Rae F., Hamunen, Katri, Phillips, Ceri, McQuay, Henry

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Pharmacokinetics and ventilatory effects of intravenous oxycodone in postoperative children [see comments] by Olkkola, KT, Hamunen, K, Seppala, T, Maunuksela, EL

“…1. Oxycodone hydrochloride (0.1 mg kg‐1) was given by intravenous bolus to 18 children after ophthalmic surgery. Plasma was sampled for up to 8 h. Blood…”
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Trends in opioid consumption in the Nordic countries 2002–2006 by Hamunen, Katri, Paakkari, Pirkko, Kalso, Eija

“…Abstract Objective The purpose of the study was to examine the trends in opioid consumption in the five Nordic countries between 2002 and 2006 and to explore…”
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Topical Ropivacaine in Prevention of Post-Tonsillectomy Pain in Adults by Tolska, Hanna Kaisa, Takala, Annika, Blomgren, Karin, Hamunen, Katri, Kontinen, Vesa

“…BACKGROUND:Post-tonsillectomy pain is 1 of the most intense postoperative pain conditions. However, optimal and sufficient postoperative analgesic treatment…”
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Does propofol reduce vomiting after strabismus surgery in children? by HAMUNEN, K., VAALAMO, M. O., MAUNUKSELA, E.-L.

“…Background: Previous studies have indicated that propofol anaesthesia may reduce the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting after strabismus surgery in…”
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New approach for treatment of prolonged postoperative pain: APS Out-Patient Clinic by Tiippana, Elina, Hamunen, Katri, Heiskanen, Tarja, Nieminen, Teija, Kalso, Eija, Kontinen, Vesa K.

“…Highlights • The APC-OPC is an outpatient clinic for subacute postoperative pain management. • Of the first 200 patients treated at the APS-OPC, 70% had…”
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Risk-based targeting of adjuvant pregabalin treatment in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized, controlled trial by von Plato, Hanna, Mattila, Kristiina, Poikola, Satu, Löyttyniemi, Eliisa, Hamunen, Katri, Kontinen, Vesa

“…Background and aims Pain is the most common reason for delayed discharge after day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This study investigates a simple…”
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