Epidural labor analgesia and the incidence of cesarean delivery for dystocia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 119-123

  Fogel, Steven T ^a   Shyken, Jaye M ^a   Leighton, Barbara L ^b   Mormol, Jeffery S ^a   Smeltzer, James S ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c WellStar Kennestone Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; BUTORPHANOL; FENTANYL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSTOCIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031807371     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199807000-00026     Document Type: Article

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