A comparison of patient controlled epidural pethidine versus single dose epidural morphine for analgesia after caesarean section

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 610-614

  Fanshawe, M P ^a,b  

^a REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia: post caesarean, epidural, patient controlled; Analgesics: morphine epidural, pethidine epidural

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0033394422     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9902700609     Document Type: Article

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