Does pregnancy increase the efficacy of lumbar epidural anesthesia?

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 86-90

  Arakawa, Masayuki ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anesthesia: obstetrics; Anesthetic technique: regional, epidural; Anesthetics, local: lidocaine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOME; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCORING SYSTEM; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1642273995     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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