Lumbar epidural analgesia for labor and vaginal delivery

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 73-81

  Schabel, Joy E ^a   Poppers, Paul J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous epidural analgesia; Labor; Local anesthetics; Lumbar epidural analgesia; Opioid narcotics; Patient controlled epidural analgesia; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; BUTORPHANOL; CHLOROPROCAINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTINUOUS EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LABOR; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN DISEASE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPHYLAXIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOMITING;

EID: 0030931663     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291491     Document Type: Article

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