Undertreated or overtreated? Opioids for postdelivery analgesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 339-342

  Wong, C A ^a   Girard, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NULLIPARA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; POSTPARTUM PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ADULT; ANALGESIA; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PAIN; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85048928888     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.05.061     Document Type: Editorial

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