An audit of single dose epidural diamorphine during elective caesarean section at a district general hospital

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-16

  Bloor, G K ^a   Sinden, M ^a   McGregor, R ^a  

^a EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CODYDRAMOL; DIAMORPHINE; DICLOFENAC; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DROWSINESS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; PRURITUS; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0032917489     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(99)80146-0     Document Type: Article

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