Comparison of fentanyl and sufentanil in combination with bupivacaine for patient-controlled epidural analgesia during labor

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 98-102

  Le Guen, Hervé ^a   Roy, Denis ^a   Branger, Bernard ^a   Ecoffey, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Anesthetic techniques: Patient controlled epidural analgesia; Bupivacaine; Fentanyl; Obstetric; Sufentanil

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TECHNIQUE;

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

EID: 0035036609     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00221-5     Document Type: Article

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