The Effects of Prolonged Ambulation on Labor with Epidural Analgesia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 224-229

  Frenea, Stéphane ^a   Chirossel, Christine ^a   Rodriguez, Raphaël ^a   Baguet, Jean Philippe ^a   Racinet, Claude ^a   Payen, Jean Francois ^a  

^a HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR; MICTURITION DISORDER; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

EID: 0347993860     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000090317.01876.D9     Document Type: Article

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