Determination of the minimum local analgesic concentration of epidural chloroprocaine hydrochloride in labor

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-42

  Columb, M O ^a,c   Lyons, G ^b   Naughton, N N ^a   Becton, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPROCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

EID: 0031059279     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(97)80050-7     Document Type: Article

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