title: Gastric emptying in labour: some recent findings and their clinical significance.
abstract: A résumé of the investigation of gastric emptying time in labour is presented with the results obtained recently in a series when the effects of narcotic analgesics, epidural analgesia, no analgesia and antagonistic drugs were studied. It is deduced that narcotic analgesics play a very large part in gastric delay in labour and epidural analgesia a comparatively small part. Some suggestions for future investigation and current management of the patient with delayed gastric emptying in labour are presented.
mesh_terms: D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004063:Digestion / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000187:drug effects*; D003932:Heroin / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008614:Meperidine / Q000009:adverse effects; D008787:Metoclopramide / Q000494:pharmacology; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D009294:Narcotics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D010423:Pentazocine / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D009270:Naloxone; D003932:Heroin; D008614:Meperidine; D008787:Metoclopramide; D010423:Pentazocine