Umbilical cord plasma concentrations of free morphine following single-dose diamorphine analgesia and their relationship to dose-delivery time interval, Apgar scores and neonatal respiration

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-33

  Rawal, N ^a   Tomlinson, A J ^a   Gibson, G J ^b   Sheehan, T M T ^b  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diamorphine; Labour; Neonates

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; DRUG METABOLITE;

ANALGESIA; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PILOT STUDY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RESUSCITATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 34250695875     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.07.038     Document Type: Article

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