Tramodol as an adjuvant for brachial plexus block

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-190

  Chattopadhyay, Suman ^a   Mitra, L G ^a   Biswas, B N ^a   Majumder, P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus block; Postoperative analgesia; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ARM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 42249086706     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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