Comparative study between epidural xylocaine and pethidine for pain in labour
Dirasat Journal Country: Jordan
P-ISSN: 1026-3764 Type of Publication: Comparative Study Category: Humans,
MeSH Terms: Labor Pain
Broad Subjects: ,Meperidine
Citation: M. S. M. Takrouri, A. A. Issa, I. A. Sumrien, Comparative study between epidural xylocaine and pethidine for pain in labour. Dirasat. 1986; 13 (11): 101-105
Forty-eight parturient mothers had received epidural analgesia for relief of labour pain. The drugs used were either xylocaine or pethidine [50 mg diluted in 10ml normal saline] . The degrees of pain relief in labour as well as mechanisms of action of the two drugs has been described. It is concluded that epidural pethidine produced pain relief during delivery without instrumentation and that pethidine still can be used whenever local analgesic is not the first choice
