Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Nov 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyAddition of clonidine and fentanyl: comparison between three different regional anesthetic techniques in circumcision.
Several techniques have been used for alleviating post-circumcision pain with regional anesthetics being more effective than systemic opioids. Our aim was to compare the effectiveness of dorsal penile block, ring block (RB) and dorsal penile block associated with RB in reducing post-circumcision pain in children. ⋯ Dorsal penile block plus RB technique is superior to dorsal penile block alone and RB alone in reducing postcircumcision pain in children.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Nov 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of morphine and tramadol by patient-controlled analgesia for postoperative analgesia after tonsillectomy in children.
Tramadol is an alternative to other opioids for postoperative pain management. This prospective, randomized, double-blind study was designed to compare the analgesic efficacy of patient-controlled tramadol with patient-controlled morphine for postoperative pain after tonsillectomy in children. ⋯ Intravenous patient-controlled tramadol is an alternative to patient-controlled morphine for postoperative pain relief in children after tonsillectomy. Morphine gave better postoperative pain relief, but was associated with a higher incidence of nausea than tramadol.