A double-blind comparison of intrathecal S(+) ketamine and fentanyl combined with bupivacaine 0.5% for Caesarean delivery

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1018-1024

  Unlugenc, Hakki ^a   Ozalevli, M ^a   Gunes, Y ^a   Olguner, S ^a   Evruke C ^a   Ozcengiz, D ^a   Akman, H ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, intravenous, ketamine; Analgesics, opioid, fentanyl; Local anaesthetics, bupivacaine; Spinal anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL CITRATE; KETANEST; LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJECTION SITE REACTION; LABOR PAIN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SENSORY NERVE; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; KETAMINE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750365548     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506000950     Document Type: Article

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