A comparison between remifentanil and meperidine for labor analgesia: A systematic review

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 818-825

  Leong, Wan Ling ^a   Sng, Ban Leong ^a   Sia, Alex Tiong Heng ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; OXYTOCIN; PETHIDINE; REMIFENTANIL;

APGAR SCORE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 80053319745     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182289fe9     Document Type: Article

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