Patient controlled analgesia for labour: A comparison of remifentanil with pethidine

Anaesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-27

  Blair, J M ^a   Dobson, G T ^b   Hill, D A ^c   McCracken, G R ^d   Fee, J P H ^e  

^a ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEPERIDINE; OXYGEN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PIPERIDINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 11444268759     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03975.x     Document Type: Article

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