Epidural analgesia for childbirth: Effects of newer techniques on neonatal outcome

Pediatric Drugs

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 375-386

  Capogna, Giorgio ^a,b   Camorcia, Michela ^a  

^a Città di Roma Hospital   (Italy)

^b Citta di Roma Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEW DRUG; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; APGAR SCORE; APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOTOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG UPTAKE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HEART RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MATERNAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PLACENTA; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; META-ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERINATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 11244255066     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148581-200406060-00005     Document Type: Review

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