Dose response to intrathecal diamorphine for elective caesarean section and compliance with a national audit standard

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-21

  Wrench, I J ^a   Sanghera, S ^a   Pinder, A ^a   Power, L ^a   Adams, M G ^a  

^a JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques: subarachnoid block; Complications: itching, post operative nausea and vomiting; Drugs: paracetamol, diclofenac, diamorphine; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CYCLIZINE; DIAMORPHINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; TENOXICAM;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STANDARD; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DICLOFENAC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HEROIN; HUMANS; IRELAND; MEDICAL AUDIT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; PRURITUS;

EID: 33845408175     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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