Ropivacaine 1 mg/ml, plus fentanyl 2 μg/ml for epidural analgesia during labour. Is mode of administration important?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 595-599

  Smedvig, J P ^a   Soreide, E ^a   Gjessing, L ^a  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Analgesia, obstetric; Analgesia, patient controlled epidural; Analgesics, fentanyl; Local anesthetic, ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035021976     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2001.045005595.x     Document Type: Article

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