Incidence and risk factors for chronic pain after caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 748-752

  Sng, B L ^a   Sia, A T H ^a   Quek, K ^a   Woo, D ^a   Lim, Y ^a  

^a Department of Women's Anaesthesia   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Chronic pain; Incidence; Risk; Spinal anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CITRATE SODIUM; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BACKACHE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCAR; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 70349266578     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0903700513     Document Type: Article

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