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In a randomised double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study, the respiratory effects of intravenous tramadol (1 mg or 2 mgkg^−1^) were compared with intravenous pethidine 1 mgkg^−1^ under halothane anaesthesia. Children, ASA 1–2 between 2 and 10 years, presenting for inguinal surgery were studied. Once a steady state for halothane was reached, baseline recordings of end‐tidal carbon dioxide, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, tidal volume, minute volume, blood pressure and pulse rate were recorded. Intravenous tramadol 1 mgkg^−1^ (T1) or 2 mgkg^−1^ (T2) or pethidine 1 mgkg^−1^ (PE) or placebo (PL) was then given according to a computer‐generated randomisation. Further sets of recordings were taken at 5‐min intervals for 20 min prior to commencement of surgery. The rate of recovery was assessed according to Aldrete scoring and the time and need for further analgesia were noted. The postoperative pain intensity was scored by means of a five‐point verbal rating scale hourly for 6 h. Eighty‐eight children, 22 per group, were studied. The mean age, weight and height were similar in each group. There was a statistically significant difference between the maximum decrease in respiratory rate
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- Author
- A. T. Bösenberg; S. Ratcliffe
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0003-2409)
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)