Effect of scalp infiltration on postoperative pain relief in elective supratentorial craniotomy with 0.5% bupivacaine with adrenaline 1:400,000

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1518-1523

  Saringcarinkul, Ananchanok ^a   Boonsri, Settapong ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

0.5 bupivacaine with adrenaline; Craniotomy; Pain; Scalp infiltration; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; PARACETAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL WOUND; THAILAND; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CRANIOTOMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCALP; TRAMADOL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55249083037     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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