Effects of obstetric analgesics and anesthetics on the neonate: A review

Pediatric Drugs

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 615-627

  Mattingly, Jay E ^a   D'Alessio, John ^b   Ramanathan, Jaya ^a  

^a Univ of TN Health Sciences Center   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUTORPHANOL; DIAZEPAM; EPHEDRINE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; OPIATE; OPIATE AGONIST; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PETHIDINE; PHENOTHIAZINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPIOMAZINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEDATIVE AGENT; THIOPENTAL; TRANQUILIZER;

ACIDOSIS; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OXYGENATION; PAIN; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; VOMITING;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 0141538231     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148581-200305090-00004     Document Type: Review

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