Tramadol or fentanyl analgesia for ambulatory knee arthroscopy

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 182-185

  Cagney, B ^a   Williams, O ^a   Jennings, L ^a   Buggy, D ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthesia, ambulatory; Analgesics; tramadol, fentanyl; Complications, pain; Surgery, arthroscopy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ARTHROSCOPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TRAMADOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032932624     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1999.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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