A secondary analysis of a randomized placebo-controlled trial comparing the analgesic effects of oxytocin with carbetocin: postcesarean delivery morphine equivalents

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ewag11@hotmail.com Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Comparative Study

Ewa Gawecka et al. Anesth Analg. 2014 Oct.

. 2014 Oct;119(4):1004.

doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000372.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ewag11@hotmail.com Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

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