Relative potencies of bupivacaine and ropivacaine for analgesia in labour

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-373

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

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Anaesthetics local, ropivacaine; Analgesia, obstetric; Analgesic techniques, epidural

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032994086     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/82.3.371     Document Type: Article

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