Randomized controlled comparison of epidural bupivacaine versus pethidine for analgesia in labour

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 715-719

  Loughnan, B A ^a   Carli, F ^b   Romney, M ^a   Dore C J ^c   Gordon, H ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Analgesia, obstetric; Analgesics opioid, pethidine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PETHIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0034073527     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013580     Document Type: Article

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