Premedication with dextromethorphan provides posthemorrhoidectomy pain relief
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum2000Vol. 43(4), pp. 507–510
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S. T. Liu, Ching‐Tang Wu, Ching‐Fa Yeh, Shung‐Tai Ho, Chee Siong Wong, Shu‐Wen Jao, Chia‐Chao Wu, Jung‐Cheng Kang
Abstract
We found that dextromethorphan premedication provided a preemptive analgesic effect, thus producing reduced postoperative pain and pethidine requirement and improved recovery from hemorrhoidectomy.
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