Minimum local analgesic concentration of extradural bupivacaine increases with progression of labour

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-13

  Capogna, G ^a   Celleno, D ^a   Lyons, G ^b   Columb, M ^c   Fusco, P ^a  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Analgesia, obstetric; Analgesic techniques, extradural; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

EID: 0031984866     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.1.11     Document Type: Article

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