Continuous extradural infusion of ropivacaine 2 mg ml-1 for pain relief during labour

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 748-750

  Benhamou, D ^a   Hamza, J ^b   Eledjam, J J ^c   Dailland, P ^d   Palot, M ^e   Seebacher, J ^f   Milon, D ^g   Heeroma, K ^h  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^c Hopital Gaston Doumergue   (France)

^d Université Paris Descartes   (France)

^e SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^f PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^g SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^h ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, obstetric; Anaesthetics local, ropivacaine; Analgesia, obstetric; Analgesic techniques, extradural

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTENSION; JAUNDICE; LABOR; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030920669     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/78.6.748     Document Type: Article

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