Single dose epidural hydromorphone in labour pain: maternal pharmacokinetics and neonatal exposure.

Introduction: Epidural hydromorphone could be useful in obstetric analgesia as there is a need for a more water-soluble opioid than sufentanil or fentanyl with prolonged analgesic effect. To our knowledge, the pharmacokinetics of epidural hydromorphone has not been evaluated in parturients. Material...

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Published in:European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Vol. 76; no. 7; pp. 969 - 978
Main Authors: Puhto, Terhi, Kokki, Merja, Hakomäki, Henriikka, Spalding, Michael, Gunnar, Teemu, Alahuhta, Seppo, Vakkala, Merja
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Published: Springer Nature Jul2020
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