Tramadol in the treatment of postanesthetic shivering

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 506-510

  De Witte, J ^a   Deloof, T ^a   De Veylder, J ^a   Housmans, P R ^a  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Analgesics: tramadol; Complications: shivering; Premedication: Glycopyrronium, tramadol

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING;

EID: 0030939464     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1997.tb04732.x     Document Type: Article

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