Intrathecal diamorphine for analgesia after Caesarean section. A dose finding study and assessment of side-effects

Anaesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-237

  Kelly, M C ^a   Carabine, U A ^b   Mirakhur, R K ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; obstetric; Anaesthetic techniques, regional; spinal; Analgesics; diamorphine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DIAMORPHINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEROIN; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031884790     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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