Randomized controlled trial comparing traditional with two "mobile" epidural techniques: Anesthetic and analgesic efficacy

Anesthesiology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1567-1575

  Bick, Debra ^a   Cooper, Griselda ^a   Lewis, Margo ^a   May, Anne ^a   Elton, Chris ^a,d   Wilson, Matthew J A ^a,b   MacArthur, Christine ^a,b   Shennan, Andrew ^a,c   Whyte, Jennifer ^b   Crewe, Lynne ^b   Garston, Helen ^b   Gold, Lisa ^b   Moore, Phillip ^b   Wilson, Matthew ^b   Hickman, Nicola ^d   Bharmal, Samina ^d   Halligan, Aidan ^d   Hussain, Walayat ^d   Patterson, Molly ^d   Squire, Patricia ^d   De Swiet, Michael ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 18744386100     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200212000-00032     Document Type: Article

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