Comparison of 15 mg and 25 mg of bupivacaine both with 50 μg fentanyl as initial dose for epidural analgesia

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 240-243

  Plaat, F S ^a   Royston, P ^b   Morgan, B M ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029989861     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(96)80044-6     Document Type: Article

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