Tramadol suppositories are less suitable for postoperative pain relief than rectal acetaminophen/codeine

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 473-478

  Pluim, M A L ^a   Wegener, J T ^a   Rupreht, J ^a   Vulto, A G ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Post operative nausea and vomiting, tramadol, acetaminophen codeine, acute pain, postoperative, pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; COCODAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NAUSEA; NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SIDE EFFECT; SUPPOSITORY; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CODEINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; REST; SUPPOSITORIES; TRAMADOL;

EID: 0032790371     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1999.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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