Central neuraxial opioid analgesia after caesarean section: Comparison of epidural diamorphine and intrathecal morphine

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 90-93

  Caranza, R ^a,b   Teyapalan, I ^a,b   Buggy, D J ^a,b  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

EID: 0032932778     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(99)80004-1     Document Type: Article

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