The effects of tramadol on postoperative nausea, vomiting and headache after ENT surgery. A placebo‐controlled comparison with equipotent doses of nalbuphine and pethidine

Abstract
Background: Opioids given as adjuncts to balanced inhalational anaesthesia augment postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Tramadol, equipotent to pethidine, does not depress respiration, but can c...