Postpartum Pain Relief: A Randomized Comparison of Self-Administered Medication and Standard Administration

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 975-981

  East, Nathalie ^a   Dubé, Johanne ^a   Perreault, Élaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pain; Patient satisfaction; Postpartum; Self administered medication; Self medication

Indexed keywords

NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VAGINAL DELIVERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; LABOR PAIN; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38749101026     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32683-4     Document Type: Article

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