Open AccessComparative study of the analgesic efficacy of rectal tramadol versus intravenous tramadol for adult tonsillectomy
Author(s) -
Hina Gadani,
Virendra Pratap Chaudhary
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.73516
Subject(s) - tramadol , tonsillectomy , suppository , medicine , vomiting , nausea , anesthesia , analgesic , visual analogue scale , tramadol hydrochloride , postoperative nausea and vomiting , surgery , pharmacology
The optimal method for intra- and post-operative analgesia for adult tonsillectomy is uncertain. Tramadol hydrochloride is an analgesic with mixed mu and nonopioid activities, having less/no respiratory depression.