A comparison of epidural analgesia with 0.125% ropivacaine with fentanyl versus 0.125% bupivacaine with fentanyl during labor

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 632-637

  Meister, Greg C ^a   D'Angelo, Robert ^a,b   Owen, Medge ^a   Nelson, Kenneth E ^a   Gaver, Renee ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MIXTURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0034051445     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200003000-00024     Document Type: Article

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