0.125% ropivacaine is similar to 0.125% bupivacaine for labor analgesia using patient-controlled epidural infusion

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 527-531

  Owen, Medge D ^a   D'Angelo, Robert ^a   Gerancher, J C ^a   Thompson, John M ^a   Foss, Michael L ^a   Babb, Jeffrey D ^a   Eisenach, James C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031910457     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199803000-00015     Document Type: Article

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