Labour analgesia: A risk-benefit analysis

Drug Safety

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 239-251

  Eberle, R L ^a   Norris, M C ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; BUTORPHANOL; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; PETHIDINE; SUFENTANIL;

BACKACHE; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG POTENTIATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FEVER; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HEADACHE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PAIN; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEIZURE; SOMNOLENCE; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VOMITING;

EID: 0029872432     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199614040-00004     Document Type: Review

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