Anesthesia for labor and delivery

Problems in Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 307-323

  Thomas, John ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; BUPIVACAINE; BUTORPHANOL; CHLOROPROCAINE; CLONIDINE; DESFLURANE; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HYPOTENSION; LABOR COMPLICATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROPHYLAXIS; PUDENDAL NERVE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0033428760     PISSN: 08894698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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