Tramadol as a local anaesthetic in tendon repair surgery of the hand

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 971-978

  Kargi, Eksal ^a   Babuccu, O ^a   Altunkaya, H ^b   Hosnuter, M ^a   Ozer, Y ^b   Babuccu, B ^a   Payasli, C ^a  

^a Karaelmas University Zonguldak   (Turkey)

^b ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Lidocaine; Local anaesthetic; Pain; Tendon repair; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; TRAMADOL; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJECTION SITE ERYTHEMA; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE URTICARIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOCAL SKIN REACTION; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRICK TEST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TOUCH; HAND; HAND INJURY; HISTOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TENDON;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HAND; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TENDONS; TRAMADOL;

EID: 54449101503     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000803600513     Document Type: Article

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