{"title":"Are opioids safe for use in obstetric general anaesthesia?","authors":"Michelle Bone, Toby Hoskins","doi":"10.12968/hmed.2022.0307","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of opioids during caesarean section has historically been avoided because of concerns regarding neonatal compromise. There is now more evidence regarding the safety and benefits of opioids in obstetric general anaesthesia, so should opioids be used during induction of anaesthesia for caesarean section?</p>","PeriodicalId":520576,"journal":{"name":"British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005)","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005)","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2022.0307","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2022/11/15 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The use of opioids during caesarean section has historically been avoided because of concerns regarding neonatal compromise. There is now more evidence regarding the safety and benefits of opioids in obstetric general anaesthesia, so should opioids be used during induction of anaesthesia for caesarean section?