Experiences with epidular morphine in obstetrics

Abstract

Morphine (2–6 mg) injected into the epidural space was ineffective in relieving the pain of labour in eight patients. Morphine (2 mg) injected into the epidular space of 60 patients whilst they were undergoing caesarean section was associated only modestly, if at all, with a diminished incident of postoperative pain and discomfort, when compared with the epidular injection of saline in 60 patients matched for type of operation and type of Anaesthesia. A relatively high incident of postoperative vomiting was noted among the patients who received morphine. Copyright © 1981, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved