Efficacy of tramadol versus meperidine for pain relief and safe recovery after adenotonsillectomy

OZER Z., GORUR K., ALTUNKAN A., BILGIN E. , Camdeviren H. , ORAL U.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, cilt.20, ss.920-924, 2003 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

  • Cilt numarası: 20 Konu: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0265021503001480
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.920-924

Özet

Background and objective: Adequate relief of pain after tonsillectomy is a common problem. We compared meperidine and tramadol when given at induction of anaesthesia with respect to their effects on postoperative pain relief and emergence characteristics after adenotonsillectomy in children.