I.V. paracetamol as an adjunct to patient-controlled epidural analgesia with levobupivacaine and fentanyl in labour: A randomized controlled study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 617-622

  Gupta, K ^a   Mitra, S ^a   Kazal, S ^a   Saroa, R ^a   Ahuja, V ^a   Goel, P ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

administration, intravenous; analgesia; analgesia, epidural; obstetric labour; paracetamol; patient controlled

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FEVER; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR STAGE 2; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING; ADOLESCENT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; LABOR; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994603202     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew311     Document Type: Article

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