The management of breakthrough pain during labour

CNS Drugs

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 669-679

  Akerman, Nicholas ^a   Dresner, Martin ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROFORM; DESFLURANE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MEPTAZINOL; METHOXYFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OXYTOCIN; PETHIDINE; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

APGAR SCORE; BOLUS INJECTION; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FETUS CIRCULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR PAIN; LABOR SUPPORT; LIPID SOLUBILITY; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 67650470906     PISSN: 11727047     EISSN: 11791934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00023210-200923080-00004     Document Type: Review

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