Epidural analgesia for labour and delivery: Fentanyl or sufentanil?

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 341-346

  Cohen, Shaul ^a   Amar, David ^b   Pantuck, Carol B ^c   Pantuck, Eugene J ^c   Goodman, Evan J ^a   Leung, Denis H Y ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques: epidural; Analgesics: fentanyl, sufentanil; Pain: labour, delivery

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; NEWBORN; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029934179     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03011711     Document Type: Article

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