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7517822

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-5
pubmed:abstractText
This paper reviews the use of tramadol in the management of acute pain. Tramadol is a weak opioid analgesic with a potency comparable to that of pethidine. While it is not recommended as a supplement to general anaesthesia because of its insufficient sedative activity, tramadol has been successful in the treatment of postoperative pain. Several studies have demonstrated its analgesic efficacy after intramuscular and intravenous application, both in adults and children. Moreover, negligible respiratory depressant activity and only minor side effects have consistently been shown. Patient-controlled analgesia with tramadol has been frequently employed and was well accepted by the patients. There have been only a few studies of oral or spinal application of tramadol in acute pain states. Tramadol has also been used for the control of pain associated with labour and acute myocardial infarction, as well as for the management of trauma pain. In summary, tramadol can be recommended as a basic analgesic for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe pain.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0012-6667
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
19-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Tramadol for the management of acute pain.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Cologne, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review