Tramadol does not prolong the effect of ropivacaine 7.5 mg/ml for axillary brachial plexus block

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 736-741

  Kesimci, E ^a,b   Izdes, S ^a   Gozdemir, M ^a   Kanbak, O ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Brachial plexus block; Local anesthetic; Regional anesthesia; Ropivacaine; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; LIDOCAINE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL NERVE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY NERVE; ULNAR NERVE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMIDES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NERVE BLOCK; TRAMADOL;

EID: 34250340072     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01308.x     Document Type: Article

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