Non-analgesic effects of opioids: opioid-induced respiratory depression

M Boom, M Niesters, E Sarton, L Aarts… - Current …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Opioids induce respiratory depression via activation of μ-opioid receptors at specific sites in
the central nervous system including the pre-Bötzinger complex, a respiratory rhythm …

The plausible mechanisms of tramadol for treatment of COVID-19

NE El-Ashmawy, AHA Lashin, KM Okasha… - Medical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, no single medication has been approved for the management of coronavirus
disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by the new severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Impact of CYP2D6 genotype on postoperative tramadol analgesia

UM Stamer, K Lehnen, F Höthker, B Bayerer, S Wolf… - Pain, 2003 - Elsevier
Genetic polymorphisms result in absent enzyme activity of CYP2D6 (poor metabolizers, PM)
in about 10% of the Caucasian population. This study investigates whether the PM genotype …

Postanaesthetic shivering‐a new look at tramadol

S Mathews, A Al Mulla, PK Varghese, K Radim… - …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We studied whether tramadol administered at the time of wound closure can prevent
postanaesthetic shivering. One hundred and fifty patients scheduled for general anaesthesia …

Comparison of nerve conduction blocks by an opioid and a local anesthetic

T Mert, Y Gunes, M Guven, I Gunay… - European journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
The experiments were done on frog sciatic nerves, using a sucrose-gap recording
technique. The aim of our study was to investigate and to compare the tonic and phasic …

[PDF][PDF] Tramadol and 0.5% levobupivacaine for single-shot interscalene block: effects on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty

F Alemanno, D Ghisi, A Fanelli, A Faliva… - Minerva …, 2012 - academia.edu
Background. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of tramadol as an adjuvant to
the local anaesthetic solution in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy for rotator cuff …

Multimodal analgesia with ropivacaine wound infiltration and intravenous flurbiprofen axetil provides enhanced analgesic effects after radical thyroidectomy: a …

X Li, L Yu, J Yang, H Tan - BMC anesthesiology, 2019 - Springer
Background Thyroidectomy is a common procedure that causes mild trauma. Nevertheless,
postoperative pain remains a major challenge in patient care. Multimodal analgesia …

Tramadol, but not its major metabolite (mono‐O‐demethyl tramadol) depresses compound action potentials in frog sciatic nerves

R Katsuki, T Fujita, A Koga, T Liu… - British journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose: Although tramadol is known to exhibit a local anaesthetic effect,
how tramadol exerts this effect is not understood fully. Experimental approach: The effects of …

Proinflammatory cytokines in patients with neuropathic pain treated with Tramadol

DC Kraychete, RK Sakata, AM Issy… - Revista brasileira de …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: As citocinas pró-inflamatórias têm função importante na
fisiopatologia das síndromes dolorosas neuropáticas. O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar os …

Effects of tramadol on nerve action potentials in rat: comparisons with benzocaine and lidocaine

M Güven, T Mert, I Günay - International journal of neuroscience, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The effects of tramadol on repetitively elicited action potentials were studied in rat sciatic
nerve, using the sucrose gap method. Tramadol's local anesthetic-like effects were …