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Postoperative analgesia for Caesarean section using epidural methadone
Author(s) -
Beeby Diana,
MacIntosh K.C.,
Bailey M.,
Welch D.B.
Publication year - 1984
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.1365-2044.1984.tb09459.x
Subject(s) - medicine , methadone , caesarean section , anesthesia , morphine , bupivacaine , pain relief , double blind study , prospective cohort study , retrospective cohort study , surgery , pregnancy , double blind , biology , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , placebo
Summary A prospective randomised double blind study was carried out to compare the use of epidural methadone, morphine and bupivacaine for pain relief after Caesarean section. The results indicate that methadone is the most effective agent with few side effects. Subsequently this method was used routinely for postoperative analgesia in all patients undergoing Caesarean section. A retrospective study of 178 patients having this method of analgesia was carried out and indicated that epidural methadone is an effective and safe method of postoperative pain relief.