Pain control in first-trimester surgical abortion: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Contraception

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 372-388

  Renner, Regina M ^a   Jensen, Jeffrey T ^a   Nichols, Mark D ^a   Edelman, Alison B ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; First trimester abortion; Meta analysis; Pain control; Randomized controlled trials; Surgical abortion; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; COCODAMOL; DESFLURANE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; DIHYDROCODEINE; ENFLURANE; ETORICOXIB; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; LORNOXICAM; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; MISOPROSTOL; NALBUPHINE; NAPROXEN; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; META ANALYSIS; MUSIC THERAPY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77950858344     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.12.008     Document Type: Review

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