A comparison of epidural magnesium and/or morphine with bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia after cesarean section

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 310-316

  Sun, Jiehao ^a   Wu, Xiuying ^b   Xu, Xuzhong ^a   Jin, Lielie ^a   Han, Ning ^b   Zhou, Riyong ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Cesarean section; Combined spinal epidural anesthesia; Magnesium sulfate; Morphine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; MAGNESIUM; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84869096580     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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