Lower oxycodone dose prescription post caesarean section is associated with decreased inpatient opioid consumption

Int J Obstet Anesth. 2019 Nov:40:154-155. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2019.04.005. Epub 2019 Apr 16.

Authors

J L Duke¹, A Raju², E K S Tan³, R Sok³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Women's Anaesthesia, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Electronic address: drjduke@gmail.com.
² Department of Women's Anaesthesia, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
³ Department of Pharmacy, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

PMID: 31208868
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2019.04.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Analgesia, Obstetrical / methods*
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
Cesarean Section*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Humans
Inpatients*
Oxycodone / therapeutic use*
Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy*
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid
Oxycodone