Efficacy of three doses of tramadol with bupivacaine for caudal analgesia in paediatric inguinal herniotomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 385-388

  Prakash, Sunil ^a   Tyagi, R ^a   Gogia, A R ^a   Singh, R ^b   Prakash, S ^c  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Central Hospital (NR)   (India)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Analgesia, postoperative; Analgesics opioid, tramadol; Surgery, paediatric

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUPRIDOL; THIOPENTAL; TRAMADOL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

EID: 33748050140     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael155     Document Type: Article

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