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Pain relief in labour using epidural pethidine with adrenaline
Author(s) -
Perriss Brian W.,
Malins Andrew F.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1981.tb10330.x
Subject(s) - pethidine , medicine , visual analogue scale , anesthesia , pain relief , blockade , analgesic , receptor
Summary The degree of pain was assessed by use of a visual analogue scale in 20 patients in established labour before and after the epidural injection of pethidine 50 mg with adrenaline 1: 200,000. Forty‐two doses were administered and of these 83% gave good pain relief and only 5% had no effect at all. The duration of action was longest following the first dose decreasing with subsequent doses. No evidence of sympathetic or motor blockade was found and side‐effects were minimal. In the postpartum period 17 of the mothers expressed full satisfaction with the technique.