Safety and impact on diagnostic accuracy of early analgesia in suspected acute appendicitis: A meta-analysis

Abstract Background The safety of early analgesia in patients suspected to have acute appendicitis (AA) is still controversial. Methods Double blind randomized clinical trials comparing patients receiving or not receiving opiates for early analgesia in suspected AA were selected for meta-analysis ac...

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Published in:	International journal of surgery (London, England) Vol. 11; no. 9; pp. 847 - 852
Main Authors:	Ciarrocchi, Andrea, Amicucci, Gianfranco
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-01-2013
Subjects:	Abdominal pain Abdominal Pain - drug therapy Abdominal Pain - etiology Acute appendicitis Analgesia Analgesia - adverse effects Analgesia - methods Analgesia - statistics & numerical data Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Appendicitis - complications Appendicitis - diagnosis Appendicitis - physiopathology Double-Blind Method Humans Opiate Alkaloids - therapeutic use Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Surgery Abdominal pain Acute appendicitis Analgesia
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