Meperidine versus valethamate bromide in shortening the duration of active labor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-129

  Yilmaz, Bulent ^a   Kart, Cavit ^b   Kelekci, Sefa ^a   Gokturk, Umut ^a   Sut, Necdet ^c   Tarlan, Nurten ^a   Mollamahmutoglu, Leyla ^a  

^a Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic   (Turkey)

^c TRAKYA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acceleration of labor; Duration of labor; Meperidine; Valethamate bromide

Indexed keywords

ALDOLAN; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALETHAMATE BROMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LACERATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR ONSET; LABOR STAGE; LACERATION; NAUSEA; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TERM BIRTH; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 70449522993     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.06.021     Document Type: Article

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