A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the effects of pethidine on labor pain, uterine contractions and infant Apgar score

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 318-320

  Kamyabi, Z ^a,b   Naderi, T ^a   Ramazani, A ^a  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0141925766     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2003.318     Document Type: Article

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