Original Article

Post-Tonsillectomy Analgesia: A Double-Blind Study Comparing Pentobarbital, Codeine and a Placebo

Authors: THOMAS D. GRAFF, M.D., OTTO C. PHILLIPS, M.D., ALFRED T. NELSON, M.D., LEROY C. HARRIS, M.D., EDWARD T. FOX, M.D., TODD M. FRAZIER, Sc.M.

Abstract

There has been controversy concerning the effectiveness of these medicaments in the postoperative control of pain. With controlled studies the authors find codeine a most effective means of preventing postoperative excitement, delirium and agitation.

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