A comparison of motor block between ropivacaine and bupivacaine for continuous labor epidural analgesia

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 54-58

  Merson, N ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Epidural; Local anesthetics; Motor block; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035117892     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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