Ambulation with combined spinal-epidural labor analgesia: The technique

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Kuczkowski, Krzysztof M ^a,b,c  

^a Dept of Anesth and Repro Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory, walking epidural, combined spinal epidural; Labor analgesia; Technique, advantages, complications, pregnancy, labor, obstetric anesthesia

Indexed keywords

EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE BLOCK; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PUNCTURE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TECHNIQUE; WALKING;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; WALKING;

EID: 1942536998     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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