Extradural pain relief in labour: Bupivacaine sparing by extradural fentanyl is dose dependent

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 493-497

  Lyons, G ^a   Columb, M ^b   Hawthorne, L ^a   Dresner, M ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Analgesia, obstetric; Analgesic techniques, extradural; Analgesics opioid, fentanyl

Indexed keywords

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

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

EID: 0030986810     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/78.5.493     Document Type: Article

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