Comparative evaluation of four different infusion rates of ropivacaine (2 mg/ml) for epidural labor analgesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 548-553

  Cascio, Martin G ^a,g   Gaiser, Robert R ^b   Camann, William R ^c   Venkateswaran, Prema ^d   Hawkins, Joy ^e   McCarthy, Daniel ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f Astra USA   (United States)

^g Benedictine Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; Labor; Pregnancy; Regional anesthesia; Ropivacaine; Visual analog pain scale

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; LABOR COMPLICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0031762541     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115550-199823060-00006     Document Type: Article

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