Intravenous paracetamol versus intramuscular pethidine in relief of labour pain in primigravid women

Pain relief after cesarean section: Oral methadone vs. intramuscular pethidine

BACKGROUND Appropriate pain management is needed during the post-partum hospitalization period for preventing cesarean section (CS) related complications. Protocols of post-partum pain management should be planned based on the facilities of each center or region. The aim of current study was to compare the analgesic efficacy of oral methadone and intra muscular (IM) pethidine which the latter w...

Pain relief in neonates: when to use intravenous paracetamol.

pain relief after cesarean section: oral methadone vs. intramuscular pethidine

background: appropriate pain management is needed during the post -partum hospitalization period for preventing cesarean section ( cs) related complications. protocols of post-partum pain management should be planned based on the facilities of each center or region. the aim of current study was to compare the analgesic efficacy of oral methadone and intra muscular (im) pethidine which the latte...

Continuous extradural infusion of 0.0625% or 0.125% bupivacaine for pain relief in primigravid labour.

The efficacy of an extradural infusion of 0.0625% or 0.125% bupivacaine was studied in 98 primigravid mothers in active labour. No special measures were taken to posture the mother (except to avoid aorto-caval compression). The study regimen included a control group (no infusion) receiving intermittent top-ups (0.25%. bupivacaine 8-10 ml), two groups receiving bupivacaine 6.25 mg h-1 infusion i...

The RESPITE trial: remifentanil intravenously administered patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) versus pethidine intramuscular injection for pain relief in labour: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND The commonest opioid used for pain relief in labour is pethidine (meperidine); however, its effectiveness has long been challenged and the drug has known side effects including maternal sedation, nausea and potential transfer across the placenta to the foetus. Over a third of women receiving pethidine require an epidural due to inadequate pain relief. Epidural analgesia increases the...