Is the clinical efficacy of epidural diamorphine concentration-dependent when used as analgesia for labour?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 229-233

  McLeod, G A ^a   Munishankar, B ^a   Columb, M O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Anaesthetic techniques, minimum dose; Analgesics opioid; Diamorphine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LIPID SOLUBILITY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 13444261113     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei029     Document Type: Article

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