A randomized controlled trial comparing intrathecal morphine with transversus abdominis plane block for post-cesarean delivery analgesia

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-118

  Loane, H ^a   Preston, R ^a   Douglas, M J ^a   Massey, S ^a   Papsdorf, M ^b   Tyler, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Intrathecal morphine; Postoperative pain; Spinal anesthesia; Transversus abdominis plane block

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAKTHROUGH PAIN; CESAREAN SECTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC WOUND PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; VOMITING; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MORPHINE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; PRURITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859572763     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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