Oral compared with intravenous sedation for first-trimester Surgical Abortion: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 113, Issue 2 PART 1, 2009, Pages 276-283

  Allen, Rebecca H ^a,b   Fitzmaurice, Garrett ^b   Lifford, Karen L ^b   Lasic, Morana ^b   Goldberg, Alisa B ^b  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; OXYCODONE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ABORTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDUCED ABORTION; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549098473     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181938758     Document Type: Article

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