Analgesia for labor pain with ropivacaine

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-134

  Van De Velde, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epidural Analgesia; Labor; Obstetric Anesthesia; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABOR; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0033832910     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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