Extending low-dose epidural analgesia for emergency Caesarean section. A comparison of three solutions

Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1173-1177

  Lucas, D N ^a   Ciccone, G K ^a   Yentis, S M ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; obstetric; Anaesthetic techniques; epidural; Anaesthetics; lignocaine, bupivacaine; Caesarean section

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CERVICAL SPINE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032728496     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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