introduction:   although there no agreement about best way for relieving  pain in delivery, finding an appropriate method with the lowest pain and drug dose and side effect shoud be considered. the aim of this study is to compare the analgesic efficacy and side effects of remifentanil and meperidine as two methods of pain relieving in obstetrics during an uncomplicated labor.  materials and met...

suppository diclofenac instead of intravenous meperidine for postoperative management

BACKGROUND Opioids have been traditionally used for postoperative pain control, but they have some unpleasant side effects such as respiratory depression or nausea. Some other analgesic drugs like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are also being used for pain management due to their fewer side effects. OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to compare the analgesic effects of parace...

OBJECTIVE Nowadays, there are many pain relief methods for reducing the pain and stress of labor and delivery. In our study, two different remifentanil protocols (bolus and bolus+infusion) administered by patient-controlled analgesia method were compared with intramuscular meperidine for labor analgesia. METHODS Ninety parturients who were scheduled for vaginal delivery were included in this ...

background: clinical investigations have reported several anesthetic properties of intrathecal injections of meperidine. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of adding meperidine to intrathecal heavy lidocaine on hemodynamic changes and blood loss in patients undergoing elective suprapubic open prostatectomy. methods: in a randomized double-blind clinical trial, 77 patients c...