Epidural infusions in labour should be abandoned in favour of patient-controlled epidural analgesia

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-61

  Gambling, D R ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030032614     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(96)80077-X     Document Type: Note

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