Aǧrı : Ağrı (Algoloji) Derneği'nin Yayın organıdır = The journal of the Turkish Society of Algology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Preemptive intraarticular tramadol for pain control after arthroscopic knee surgery.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of intraarticular (ia) bupivacaine and tramadol injection and preemptive intraarticular tramadol in providing pain control after arthroscopic knee surgery. Following local research ethics committee approval, 60 patients were assigned in a randomized manner into three groups: Group I received ia 20 ml of 0.25 % bupivacaine at the end of the operation, Group II received ia 20 ml of 0.25 % bupivacaine and 100 mg of tramadol at the end of the operation and Group III received ia 100 mg of tramadol diluted in 20 ml of saline solution 30 minutes before skin inscision and 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine at the end of the operation as well. ⋯ Total analgesic consumption and the number of patients requiring supplementary analgesics were significantly lower in the preemptive tramadol group compared to the postoperative tramadol group. In conclusion, preemptive ia tramadol provided effective and reliable pain control after artroscopic knee surgeries and may be preferred to postoperative administration.
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Primary headaches include common forms such as migraine, tension-type headache, and the less frequent cluster headache. Besides, several uncommon primary headaches were included in the section on 'Cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic neuralgias' (section 3) and 'Other primary headaches' (section 4) in the second edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II, 2004). Since the prevalences of these uncommon headaches are quite low, datas related to clinical features, physiopathology and management are still controversial. ⋯ In this review, some of the uncommon primary types of headache will be discussed. Even though these headaches are reported seldomly, the prevalences are possibly higher than known. It is of importance to recognize these uncommon disorders, since their management differs from common primary headaches.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[Effect of ondansetron in lower extremity bone surgery on morphine and tramadol consumption using patient controlled analgesia].
In this study, we aimed to assess the effect of administration of ondansetron on morphine and tramadol consumptions. After approval by the ethics committee, 120 patients with ASA status I or II, who will undergo elective lower extremity surgery, were included in the study. Patients were randomly divided into 4 groups following the anesthesia induction. ⋯ The analgesic consumption was found significantly higher at 4th, 8th, 12th and 24th hours in group II. No statistically significant difference was found in analgesic consumption between group III and IV at all times. We concluded that, ondansetron, when administered as nausea prophylaxis in patients receiving tramadol and morphine as PCA, did not effect morphine consumption whereas did increased tramadol consumption.
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Comparative Study
[Comparison of phantom limb pain or phantom extremity sensation of upper and lower extremity amputations].
The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the upper and the lower extremity amputations with regard to phantom pain, phantom sensation and stump pain. A questionnaire consisting of 23 questions was send to the patients who underwent upper or lower extremity amputation surgery between 1996- 2005. The patients were questioned for the presence of phantom pain and sensations and if they existed for the frequency, intensity, cause of amputation, pre-amputation pain, stump pain, usage of artificial limb. ⋯ The phantom pain was significantly higher in patients who lost dominant hand, experienced pre amputation pain and suffered stump pain. There were no significant differences in regard to phantom pain and sensation between upper and lower extremity amputations. However the presence of preamputation pain, stump pain and amputation of dominant hand were found as risk factors for the development of phantom pain.