Analgesia after caesarean delivery

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 539-551

  McDonnell, N J ^a   Keating, M L ^a   Muchatuta, N A ^a   Pavy, T J G ^a   Paech, M J ^a,b  

^a Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Epidural analgesia; Obstetrical anaesthesia; Opioid analgesia; Patient controlled analgesia; Post caesarean analgesia; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

EID: 67649659641     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0903700418     Document Type: Review

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