Postoperative analgesia for Caesarean section using epidural methadone

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 f...

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Published inAnaesthesia Vol. 39; no. 1; p. 61
Main Authors Beeby, D, MacIntosh, K C, Bailey, M, Welch, D B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.1984
Subjects
Anesthesia, Epidural
Anesthesia, Obstetrical
Bupivacaine
Cesarean Section
Double-Blind Method
Epidural Space
Female
Humans
Injections
Methadone - administration & dosage
Methadone - therapeutic use
Morphine - administration & dosage
Morphine - therapeutic use
Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
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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.
ISSN:0003-2409
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb09459.x