Regular tramadol use does not affect the propofol dose requirement for induction of anaesthesia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 776-781

  Kokki, H ^a,b   Wennervirta, J ^c   Laisalmi, M ^a   Vakkuri, A ^d,e  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Surgical Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Drug interactions; Electroencephalogram, bispectral index; Entropy; Propofol; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CONSCIOUSNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRAMADOL;

EID: 34547790901     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021507000439     Document Type: Article

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