The effects of epidural opioids on fetal heart rate variability when coadministered with 0.25% bupivacaine for labor analgesia

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 351-356

  St Amant, Marshall S ^a   Koffel, BettyLou ^a   Malinow, Andrew M ^b  

^a Department of Anesthesiology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Anesthesia; Anesthetic techniques; Butorphanol; Epidural; Fentan yl; Obstetric; Opioid; Sufentanil

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; BUTORPHANOL; FENTANYL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031818126     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-993956     Document Type: Article

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