Comparison of tramadol and morphine via subcutaneous PCA following major orthopaedic surgery

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 435-442

  Hopkins, D ^a   Shipton, E A ^a,b   Potgieter, D ^a   Van Der Merwe, C A ^a   Boon, J ^a   De Wet, C ^a   Murphy, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NAUSEA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

EID: 0031928466     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03012579     Document Type: Article

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