Comparison of remifentanil and nitrous oxide in labour analgesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 453-458

  Volmanen, Petri ^a   Akural, E ^b   Raudaskoski, T ^b   Ohtonen, P ^b   Alahuhta, S ^b  

^a LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Nitrous oxide; Obstetrical; Opioids; Remifentanil; Side effects

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; REMIFENTANIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXEMIA; LABOR; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OXYGEN DISSOCIATION CURVE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; NITROUS OXIDE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PIPERIDINES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 16844375554     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00639.x     Document Type: Article

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