Patients with pain contribute to 60-70% of Emergency Department attendance. Tramadol is analgesic of choice despite its weak opiod agonist properties.We conducted a prospective study to examine the effectiveness of intravenous Tramadol among severe traumatic pain patients. In the study, eligible patients received loading dose of intravenous Tramadol 2mg/kg. Intermittent intravenous Tramadol 20mg was administered every 10 minutes after the loading dose if visual analogue score (VAS) more than 30 mm. At 30 minutes study, those patients with persistent pain or VAS more than 30 mm received rescue...
Patients with pain contribute to 60-70% of Emergency Department attendance. Tramadol is analgesic of choice despite its weak opiod agonist properties....
