Prescribing intramuscular opioids for labour analgesia in consultant-led maternity units: a survey of UK practice

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-8

  Tuckey, J P ^a   Prout, R E ^a   Wee, M Y K ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: obstetric analgesic techniques; diamorphine; Intramuscular analgesic, opioid: pethidine; meperidine, morphine, papaveretum; meptazinol

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CYCLIZINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; MEPTAZINOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTIEMETICS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LABOR PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 37549055454     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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