Relative analgesic potencies of ropivacaine and bupivacaine for epidural analgesia in labor: Implications for therapeutic indexes

Anesthesiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 944-950

  Polley, Linda S ^b   Columb, Malachy O ^a   Naughton, Norah N ^c   Wagner, Deborah S ^c   Van De Ven, Cosmas J M ^c  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dixon and Massey; Obstetric; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROTOXICITY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032944027     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199904000-00003     Document Type: Article

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