Efficacy of tramadol vs meperidine in vasoocclusive sickle cell crisis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 445-449

  Uzun, Belkan ^a   Kekec, Zeynep ^b   Gurkan, Emel ^b  

^a Emergeny Department   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL CRISIS; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD PRESSURE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEPERIDINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TIME FACTORS; TRAMADOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951897379     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.01.016     Document Type: Article

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