Caudal tramadol for postoperative analgesia in paediatric hypospadias surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 293-296

  Prosser, D P ^a,b   Davis, A ^a   Booker, P D ^a   Murray, A ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Analgesia, paediatric; Analgesic techniques, extradural; Analgesics opioid, tramadol; Pain, postoperative; Surgery, urological

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FLUSHING; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SEDATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0030803324     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/79.3.293     Document Type: Article

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