Intravenous tramadol versus epidural morphine for postthoracotomy pain relief: A placebo-controlled double-blind trial

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-91

  James, Michael F M ^a   Heijke, Sylvia A M ^a   Gordon, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; MORPHINE; NORADRENALIN; TRAMADOL;

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; THORACOTOMY; VITAL CAPACITY; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; THORACOTOMY; TRAMADOL;

EID: 0029897244     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199607000-00015     Document Type: Article

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