Intrathecal hypobaric versus hyperbaric bupivacaine with morphine for cesarean section

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 336-340

  Richardson, Michael G ^a   Collins, Hubert V ^a   Wissler, Richard N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PERCOCET;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARISM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031848071     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199808000-00019     Document Type: Article

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