Should we administer epidural or spinal clonidine during labor?

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-4

  D'Angelo, Robert ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL;

DROWSINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR; NEUROMODULATION; PAIN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033966993     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-7339(00)80003-6     Document Type: Editorial

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