The epidural test dose in obstetrics: is it necessary?

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1987, Pages 601-605

  Dain, Steven L ^a   Rolbin, Stephen H ^a   Hew, Ernest M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

anaesthesia regional: epidural; anaesthesia: obstetrical; anaesthetics; local: lidocaine; lumbar; test dose; toxicity: local anaesthetics

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TEST; THERAPY;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANIMAL; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0023616562     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03010519     Document Type: Article

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