Remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia for labour: Optimizing drug delivery regimens

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 626-633

  Balki, Mrinalini ^a   Kasodekar, Shilpa ^a   Dhumne, Sudhir ^a   Bernstein, Paul ^b   Carvalho, Jose C A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMENHYDRINATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; NALOXONE; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; LABOR PAIN; MEDICAL RECORD; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

EID: 34548095978     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03022956     Document Type: Article

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