Peroral tramadol premedication increases postoperative nausea and delays home-readiness in day-case knee arthroscopy patients

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-368

  Liukkonen, K ^a   Santanen, U ^a   Pere, P ^a   Erkola, O ^a   Rautoma, Pekka ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Maria Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Home readiness; Knee arthroscopy; PONV; Postoperative pain; Premedication; Spinal anesthesia; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DROPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PLACEBO; TRAMADOL; TRAMAL RETARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; VERTIGO; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0036971604     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690209100411     Document Type: Article

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