Low-dose naloxone infusion for the treatment of intractable nausea and vomiting after intrathecal morphine in a parturient

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-121

  Sposito, J A ^a   Habib, A S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NALMEFENE; NALOXONE; ONDANSETRON; PETHIDINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CESAREAN SECTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RESTLESSNESS; SHIVERING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANTIEMETICS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 71949099891     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2009.06.006     Document Type: Letter

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