Obstetric outcome following epidural analgesia with bupivacaine- adrenaline 0.25% or bupivacaine 0.125% with sufentanil - A prospective randomized controlled study in 1000 parturients

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 284-292

  Olofsson, Ch ^a   Ekblom, A ^a   Ekman Ordeberg, G ^a   Irestedt, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Bupivacaine; Epidural; Epinephrine; Malrotation; Obstetric outcome; Sufentanil

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031937570     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb04918.x     Document Type: Article

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