CONTROVERSY cont. to follow after "Remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia should be routinely available for use in labour" on same page

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 339-342

  Van de Velde, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Labour analgesia; Opioids; Pethidine; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NALOXONE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PETHIDINE; REMIFENTANIL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESUSCITATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; NOTE; PREGNANCY;

ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PIPERIDINES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 51049121926     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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