The effect of epidural analgesia in labour on maternal respiratory function

Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 350-353

  von Ungern Sternberg, B S ^a   Regli, A ^a   Bucher, E ^a   Reber, A ^b   Schneider, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Spital Zollikerberg ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, obstetric; Analgesia, epidural; Labour, obstetric; Respiratory physiology

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BODY MASS INDEX; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 1842844359     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03667.x     Document Type: Article

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