Spinal morph can result in the awful itchies and nausea. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrea Quanchi Sent: Saturday, 25 June 2005 10:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] post LUSCS analgesia
Get your anaesthetists to look into the spinal morph becauses it does make a huge difference and seems to have no effect on the babies at all. I would say that it has no effect but dont actually know that for sure whether it crosses the barrier whereas oral oxycontin would cross into the breast milk. . Our guys put 1 mg into the spinal after the local, Andrea On 24/06/2005, at 7:20 PM, Nicole Carver wrote: > I forgot to say that the oxycontin 5mg 2-4hrly is prn. There is a wide > variation amongst our patients, as to how much of the prn oxycontin is > given. Some manage without any at all, but most have several doses on > the first day, and a couple on the second. > > However, reading the other responses, it does sound like a lot. > Perhaps depends what was used in the spinal in theatre. We don't use > morphine in theatre, so that may be the difference. > We used to use Prolodone supps which we found very effective, but they > were replaced by the new regime. > > Nicole. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ken WArd > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 7:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] post LUSCS analgesia > > > seems like a lot. Coming from a unit where im analgesic was heavily > used, I was greatly impressed with the voltaren/panadol regime. The > women are up and about so much quicker, more alert and caring for > their babies sooner. Maureen > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Nicole Carver > Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2005 10:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] post LUSCS analgesia > > > Hi Sally, > We use Oxycontin 10mg-20mg sustained release BD, Oxycontin 5mg-10mg > 2-4 hrly, Diclofenac 50mg 8 hrly and Paracetamol 6hrly. After fourty > eight hours we cease the oxycontin and commence Panadeine Forte in > place of the Paracetamol. However, we have to watch out for > constipation. Otherwise it seems to be a good regime. > Nicole Carver. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of sally > williams > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 5:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ozmidwifery] post LUSCS analgesia > > > Was wondering what other units use as a pain relief regime for women > that > have had LUSCS. There is much angst in our unit at present, with > midwives > coming from lots of different hospitals used to different regimes. I > am in > the process of initiating a pathway for this so that we can adopt a > regime > that everyone is comfortable with and then putting it to the docs, > references and all. > > Thanks in advance > > Sally > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
