A double-blind randomised comparison of intravenous patient-controlled remifentanil with intramuscular pethidine for labour analgesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 796-801

  Ng, T K T ^a   Cheng, B C P ^a   Chan, W S ^a   Lam, K K ^a   Chan, M T V ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETHIDINE; REMIFENTANIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZATION; SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MEPERIDINE; PIPERIDINES; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051787049     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06790.x     Document Type: Article

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