Analgesia postoperatoria con tramadol epidural tras histerectomía abdominal

Introduction: Postoperative pain is a special type of acute pain whose inadequate control leads to abnormal reactions. Objectives: To evaluate the utility of tramadol by the epidural route in the postoperative analgesia of patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy. Material and method: 90 patients studied who conformed three groups: Group I: received 100 mg of epidural tramadol every 6 h. Group II: received 1.2 g of intramuscular metamizol every 6 h. Group III: received 100 mg of intramuscular tramadol every 6 h. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured. Pain intensity was evaluated by a visual analogical scale. Metamizol 2 g was used as rescue analgesia. Results: Significant variations of heart rate and mean blood pressure were found in group I (p 0,05), por lo que sólo 2 pacientes requirieron analgesia de rescate, mientras que el grupo II mostró las mayores variaciones (P