Does Intravenous Fentanyl Affect Apgar Scores and Umbilical Vessel Blood Gas Parameters in Cesarean Section Under General Anesthesia?

The administration of opioids during induction of general anesthesia is a matter of challenge in obstetric anesthesia. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of intravenous fentanyl before induction of general anesthesia on the"1st and 5th minutes' Apgar scores" in neona...

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Main Authors: Homeira Peiravy Sereshkeh, Zahid Husain Khan, Mohammad Ali Noyan Ashraf, Negar Eftekhar, Maziyar Maghsoudloo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-08-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/19353.pdf