Oxycodone is used to treat early labour pain instead of meperidine. However, the efficacy and effects of oxycodone to the newborn has not been studied. In the present study, patient who has received oxycodone is asked about pain relief and after labour single venous blood sample from the parturient and umbilical cord are taken for the analysis of oxycodone.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
90
oxycodone 0,1/kg up to 10 mg sc.
Kuopio University Hospital
Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland
RECRUITINGPain measured with numerical rating scale
Pain measured with numerical rating scale 0-10 (0=no pain, 10 = worst pain)
Time frame: from the time of oxycodone administration up to the birth of newborn, maximum of 48 hours
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