Tramadol or morphine administered during operation: A study of immediate postoperative effects after abdominal hysterectomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 737-741

  Coetzee, J F ^a   Van Loggerenberg, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Analgesia, gynaecological; Analgesics non opioid, tramadol; Analgesics opioid, morphine; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

ENFLURANE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD GAS; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NAUSEA; ORIENTATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; TIME; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0031770355     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.5.737     Document Type: Article

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