A double blinded randomised placebo-controlled study of intramuscular pethidine for pain relief in the first stage of labour

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 648-655

  Tsui, Michelle H Y ^a,b   Ngan Kee, Warwick D ^a   Ng, Floria F ^a   Lau, Tze K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; MEPERIDINE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042745773     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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