Chronic pain after childbirth

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-145

  Landau, R ^a   Bollag, L ^a   Ortner, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; KETOPROFEN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYTOCIN; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PAIN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PFANNENSTIEL INCISION; POSTPARTUM PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK;

ACUTE PAIN; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLONIDINE; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; KETAMINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NERVE BLOCK; OXYTOCIN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARTURITION; PELVIC PAIN; PERITONEUM; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; UTERUS;

EID: 84875691897     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2013.01.008     Document Type: Review

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