Management of acute postpartum pain in patients maintained on methadone or buprenorphine during pregnancy

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-156

  Jones, Hendree E ^a   O'Grady, Kevin ^b   Dahne, Jennifer ^b   Johnson, Rolley ^a   Lemoine, Laetitia ^a   Milio, Lorriane ^c   Ordean, Alice ^d   Selby, Peter ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Buprenorphine; Methadone; Pain; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Substance abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; IBUPROFEN; METHADONE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; TYLOX; ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTPARTUM PAIN; PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ACUTE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PUERPERIUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUPRENORPHINE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; METHADONE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 68249148032     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990902825413     Document Type: Article

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