These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Extradural methadone and bupivacaine in labour.
    Author: Martin CS, McGrady EM, Colquhoun A, Thorburn J.
    Journal: Br J Anaesth; 1990 Sep; 65(3):330-2. PubMed ID: 2223361.
    Abstract:
    We performed a double-blind placebo-controlled study of the effects of extradural administration of methadone 5 mg or saline, followed by bupivacaine, in 42 women in early labour. Motor block and pain scores were significantly less in the methadone group. The requirement for bupivacaine also was reduced by methadone, but this was not statistically significant. There were no troublesome side effects attributable to methadone.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]