Open AccessManaging Postoperative Analgesic Failure: Tramadol Versus Morphine for Refractory Pain in the Post-Operative Recovery Unit
Author(s) -
Kelly Byrne,
Aoife Nolan,
John P. Barnard,
Megan Tozer,
David Harris,
Jamie Sleigh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnw084
Subject(s) - pacu , tramadol , morphine , medicine , anesthesia , analgesic , randomized controlled trial , post anesthesia care unit , refractory (planetary science) , surgery , physics , astrobiology
This study aimed to discover whether co-analgesia with tramadol or additional morphine was more effective for patients who still had severe pain despite being given 10 mg intravenous morphine in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).
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