Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia Using Epidural Volume Extension Leads to Faster Motor Recovery after Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 810-814

  Lew, Eileen ^a   Yeo, Seow Woon ^a   Thomas, Easaw ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PETHIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL VOLUME EXTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHIVERING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 1342267274     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000101987.79454.BC     Document Type: Article

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