Ketamine and analgesia during labor

Ketamine, owing to the numerous contraindications in pregnant women, gives selective childbirth analgesis. The results obtained in 80 cases of analgesia (60 treated in dilatation period and 20 during expulsion) are reported. The drug's absolute non-toxicity (as observed in quoted experimental s...

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Published inMinerva anestesiologica Vol. 45; no. 12; p. 907
Main Author Altissimi, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 01.12.1979
Subjects
Adult
Anesthesia, Obstetrical
Female
Fetus - drug effects
Humans
Ketamine - pharmacology
Labor, Obstetric - drug effects
Pregnancy
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Summary:Ketamine, owing to the numerous contraindications in pregnant women, gives selective childbirth analgesis. The results obtained in 80 cases of analgesia (60 treated in dilatation period and 20 during expulsion) are reported. The drug's absolute non-toxicity (as observed in quoted experimental studies) together with the labour response and effects on the foetus and mother (tested in most cases with cardiotocography and haemogasanalysis) suggest that ketamine is useful in obstetric analgesia.
ISSN:0375-9393