Comparison of caudal vs intravenous tramadol administered either preoperatively or postoperatively for pain relief in boys

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 324-328

  Güneş, Yasemin ^a   Gündüz, Murat ^a   Ünlügenç, Hakki ^a   Özalevli, Mehmet ^a   Özcengiz, Dilek ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Caudal; Hypospadias repair; Intravenous; Postoperative analgesia; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

TRAMADOL;

ANESTHESIST; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; HYPOTENSION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY ROOM; SEDATION;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSCIOUSNESS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; OXYGEN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREMEDICATION; RESPIRATION; TIME FACTORS; TRAMADOL;

EID: 19244376115     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01214.x     Document Type: Article

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