Postoperative pain management following caesarean section in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin, Nigeria

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-309

  Kolawole, I K ^a   Fawole, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Caesarean section; Effectiveness; Patient satisfaction; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ATROPINE; HALOTHANE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; OXYTOCIN; PANCURONIUM; PENTAZOCINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; TRAMADOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECOVERY ROOM; SURGEON; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; DRUG USE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENTAZOCINE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAMADOL;

EID: 2342523418     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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