Combatting pain after orthopedic/trauma surgery- perioperative oral extended-release tapentadol vs. extended-release oxycodone/naloxone

Combatting pain after orthopedic/trauma surgery- perioperative oral extended-release tapentadol vs. extended-release oxycodone/naloxone

Abstract Background High post-operative pain scores after “minor” orthopedic/trauma surgery are in part attributed to inadequate prescription of opioid analgesics. Novel concepts aiming to achieve sufficient analgesia while minimizing opioid-related side effects by avoiding fluctuating plasma levels...

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Main Authors: Gertrud Haeseler, Dirk Schaefers, Natalie Prison, Jörg Ahrens, Xiaofei Liu, Annika Karch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Post-operative opioid analgesia
Trauma surgery
Oral tapentadol
Oral oxycodone
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0383-6

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