Epidural infusion of low-dose bupivacaine and opioid in labour. Does reducing motor block increase the spontaneous delivery rate?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 266-273

  Russell, R ^a   Reynolds, F ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; obstetric; Anaesthetic techniques, regional; epidural

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINEUM; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SUFENTANIL;

EID: 0029880818     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb13645.x     Document Type: Review

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