Neonatal outcome and mode of delivery after epidural analgesia for labour with ropivacaine and bupivacaine: A prospective meta-analysis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 713-717

  Writer, W D R ^a   Stienstra, Rudolf ^b   Eddleston, Jane M ^c   Gatt, Stephen P ^d   Griffin, Russell ^e   Gutsche, Brett B ^f   Joyce, Thomas H ^g   Hedluxd, Cecilia ^h   Heeroma, Karin ^h   Selander, Dag ^h  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d Royal Hospital for Women   (Australia)

^e ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Research and Development at Scania Technical Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Anaesthetics local, ropivacaine; Analgesia, obstetric; Analgesic techniques, epidural

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0031794966     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.5.713     Document Type: Article

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