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Article: Researchers' work from Central Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology focuses on tonsillectomy.(Clinical report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- September 23, 2009
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Investigators publish new data in the report 'Does 1 or 2 g paracetamol added to ketoprofen enhance analgesia in adult tonsillectomy patients.' According to recent research from Lahti, Finland, "We have evaluated whether co-administration of intravenous (i.v.) paracetamol could enhance the analgesic efficacy of ketoprofen (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or NSAID) in patients undergoing a tonsillectomy. This prospective, randomized, double-blinded and placebo-controlled add-on study with three parallel groups included 114 patients, aged 16-50 years, and scheduled for elective tonsillectomy."
"All patients were given ketoprofen 1 mg/kg i.v. after surgery, ...