Tramadol as adjunct to psoas compartment block with levobupivacaine 0.5%: A randomized double-blinded study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 352-356

  Mannion, Stephen ^a   O'Callaghan, S ^a   Murphy, D B ^a   Shorten, G D ^a  

^a St Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional, psoas compartment block; Analgesics opioid, tramadol; Pain, postoperative; Surgery, orthopaedic

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CYCLIZINE; DICLOFENAC; EPHEDRINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRADOL; TRAMADOL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVE BLOCK; PERINEURIUM; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSOAS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 14844342298     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei057     Document Type: Article

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