Evaluating the Incidence of Seizures and Its Relationship With Blood Glucose Levels in Tramadol Poisoning Patients Admitted to Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad (Iran) From 2019 to 2020 by Seyed Reza Mousavi, Faezeh Jafari, Anahita Alizade Ghamsari, Mina AkbariRad, Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan, Seyed Amirhossein Mousavi, Sadaf Sadat Rafati

“…Conclusion: Seizures in tramadol poisoning may be related to the patient’s blood glucose levels.…”
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Opioid Prescribing Trends by Croatian Dentists - Is there a Reason for Concern? by Lara Vranić, Krešimir Bašić, Ivana Šutej

“…Trends in opioid prescription varied, especially during pandemic years (2020-2022), when tramadol rates decreased while fixed combination medications tramadol/paracetamol and tramadol/dexketoprofen increased. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Falls and Fractures Following Prescription of Opioids Among Privately Insured Patients with Osteoarthritis by Stuart Silverman, Patricia Schepman, J. Bradford Rice, Craig G. Beck, William Pajerowski, Alan G. White, Sheena Thakkar, Rebecca L. Robinson, Birol Emir

“…**Discussion:** This study is among only a few that clearly identifies the substantial impact and frequency of falls and fractures associated with prescribing non-tramadol opioids to patients with OA. Findings suggest that fall or fracture risks need to be considered when managing OA pain with opioids. …”
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Outcome of Different Preemptive Analgesia Modalities in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Surgeries: A Prospective Randomized Study by Narendra Vaidya, Gourav S. Pawar, Anup P Gadekar, Nilesh A. Patil, Pravin Rameshrao Kutemate, Mohit Kolhapure

“…Group 1 and Group 2 were given tablet pregabalin 75 mg, tablet paracetamol 1 g, and tablet aceclofenac 100 mg orally 1 day before surgery, and on the day of surgery, before incision, Group 1 received injection paracetamol 1 g and injection dexamethasone 8 mg intravenously; Group 2 received injection paracetamol 1 g, injection dexamethasone 8 mg, injection tramadol 50 mg, and injection MgSo4 1 g intravenously; And Group 3 received only iPACK. …”
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Pain in pancreatitis: issue and ways out by A. V. Okhlobystin

“…Many patients require prescription of analgetics. Tramadol and propoxyphene to acetaminophen combination are used most often. …”
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