"Meperidine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A narcotic analgesic that can be used for the relief of most types of moderate to severe pain, including postoperative pain and the pain of labor. Prolonged use may lead to dependence of the morphine type; withdrawal symptoms appear more rapidly than with morphine and are of shorter duration.
| Descriptor ID |
D008614
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.066.399.450 D03.383.621.349.450
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meperidine" by people in Profiles.
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Pain relief during labour: challenging the use of intramuscular pethidine. Lancet. 2018 08 25; 392(10148):617-619.
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Analysis of factors associated with extended recovery time after colonoscopy. PLoS One. 2018; 13(6):e0199246.
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Pharmacological treatment of postoperative shivering: a quantitative systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Anesth Analg. 2002 Feb; 94(2):453-60, table of contents.
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[Response of plasma beta-endorphin in post-operative pain before and after relief with epidural narcotics]. Ma Zui Xue Za Zhi. 1987 Jun; 25(2):81-8.