Bupivacaine 2.5 mg/ml versus bupivacaine 0.625 mg/ml and sufentanil 1 μg/ml with or without epinephrine 1 μg/ml for epidural analgesia in labour

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 155-160

  Dahl, V ^a,c   Hagen, I ^a,c   Koss, K S ^a,c   Nordentoft, J ^a,c   Raeder, J C ^b  

^a Boerum Hospital   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c VESTRE VIKEN HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTENSION; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032808008     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(99)80130-7     Document Type: Article

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