Postoperative pain management with tramadol after craniotomy: Evaluation and cost analysis: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 268-272

  Rahimi, Scott Y ^a   Alleyne Jr , Cargill H ^a   Vernier, Eric ^a   Witcher, Mark R ^a   Vender, John R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniotomy; Opioid; Pain management; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PERCOCET; PROMETHAZINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TRAMADOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76149138481     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.9.17689     Document Type: Article

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