Intramuscular tramadol versus ketorolac in patients with orthopedic and traumatologic postoperative pain: A comparative multicenter trial

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-47

  Lanzetta, Albino ^a   Vizzardi, Mariella ^a   Letizia, Giuseppe ^b   Martorana, Umberto ^b   Sanfilippo, Antonio ^b   Osti, Leonardo ^c   Cervelli, Carlo ^c   Coluccia, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ketorolac; Postoperative pain; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; KETOROLAC; MEPIVACAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031965188     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-393X(98)85022-4     Document Type: Article

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