Update on Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 127-132

  Assad, Sam A ^b   Isaacson, Sheldon A ^b   Wu, Christopher L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING;

EID: 0242609958     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1084-208X(03)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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