[Use of tramal during minor surgical interventions in children]

Intraoperative analgesia was performed using a combination of tramal at a dose of 2-2.5 mg/kg and transcranial electrical stimulation under halothane-nitrous oxide-oxygen mask anesthesia. The study was performed in 12 apparently healthy boys aged 11-13 operated on for II to III degree varicocele. The efficacy of postoperative analgesia was assessed in 68 children aged 8 to 14 subjected to surgery for inguinal and umbilical hernia, varicocele, cryptorchidism. Parameters of central hemodynamics and cardiopolygraphy have been assessed. Intraoperative use of tramal was accompanied by a prompt recovery of the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic impacts on the heart and stability of central hemodynamic parameters. Postoperative analgesia with tramal is an effective technique enabling a prompt recovery of pain-induced disturbances in the relations between sympathetic and parasympathetic compartments of the autonomic nervous system. Among the adverse events one can name nausea (25%), repeated vomiting (12%) and allergic reactions (1.4%).