A comparison of the postoperative analgesic efficacy of single-dose epidural tramadol versus morphine in children

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 510-513

  Demiraran, Y ^a,b   Kocaman, B ^a   Akman, R Y ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Analgesic techniques, epidural; Analgesics opioid, morphine

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM BESILATE; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PENTHAL SODIUM; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL; TRAMADOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRADYPNEA; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URINE RETENTION; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 26444500187     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei214     Document Type: Article

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