Seizures after intravenous tramadol given as premedication

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-57

  Raiger, Lalit Kumar ^a   Naithani, Udita ^a   Bhatia, Sonali ^a   Chauhan, Sandeep Singh ^a  

^a RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Seizures; Serotonin syndrome; Tramadol; Tramadol induced seizures

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; PHENYTOIN; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; BREAST SURGERY; CASE REPORT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL HISTORY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMEDICATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 84863736800     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.93345     Document Type: Article

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