Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Apr 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialIntermittent tramadol vs tramadol administration via patient-controlled pump after lumbar discectomy: a randomized controlled trial.
To compare the effect of intermittent tramadol dosing vs tramadol administration via patient-controlled pump on pain after lumbar discectomy. ⋯ This is the first study that used the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire to compare the effect of tramadol administration via PCA pump and intermittent administration on pain after LIV-LV discectomy in a neurosurgery department. Tramadol showed a good analgesic efficacy in lumbar spine surgery; tramadol via PCA controlled pain more effectively than intermittently administered tramadol.