Comparison of tramadol and tramadol/droperidol mixture for patient-controlled analgesia

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 810-815

  Ng, Kwok Fu Jacobus ^a   Tsui, Siu Lun ^a   Yang, Joseph Chuan Shih ^a   Ho, Edward Tat Fai ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; DROPERIDOL; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; THIOPENTAL; TRAMADOL; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0030668940     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013155     Document Type: Article

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