Postoperative analgesia following caesarean deliveries in a rural health district of South Africa

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 217-221

  Khan, M F ^a   Omole, O B ^b   Marincowitz, G J O ^c  

^a Department of Health ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOBILIZATION; NEWBORN CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEPERIDINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 70349330210     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2009.070497     Document Type: Article

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