"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meperidine" by people in Profiles.
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Pharmacologic options for reducing the shivering response to therapeutic hypothermia. Pharmacotherapy. 2010 Aug; 30(8):830-41.
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A randomized trial of intrapartum analgesia in women with severe preeclampsia. Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Mar; 99(3):452-7.
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Comparison of the sedation and recovery profiles of Ro 48-6791, a new benzodiazepine, and midazolam in combination with meperidine for outpatient endoscopic procedures. Anesth Analg. 1999 Oct; 89(4):893-8.
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Efficacy of atropine as an endoscopic premedication. Gastrointest Endosc. 1983 Nov; 29(4):285-8.
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Intravenous use of diazepam in cardioversion. South Med J. 1969 Apr; 62(4):483-4.