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2020 May


Acta Anaesthesiol Scand


64


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Oxycodone for pain management in the latent phase of labour – a pragmatic trial.

Authors

Kinnunen M, Kokki H, Hautajärvi H, Tuovinen K, Kokki M
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2020 May; 64(5):685-690.
PMID: 31950485.

Abstract

Parenteral opioids are used for pain relief in labour but there are little data for oxycodone in this context.The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy, foetal exposure and safety of subcutaneous oxycodone in the latent phase of labour.