Newer techniques of labor analgesia

Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-17

  Paech, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DESFLURANE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ISOFLURANE; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; KETAMINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHOXYFLURANE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; NALOXONE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MENINGITIS; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NEEDLE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TOXICITY; UTERINE ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0037349462     PISSN: 08898537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8537(02)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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