Combined spinal epidural analgesia for labor and delivery: A review

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-27

  Van De Velde, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM; NEOSTIGMINE; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; DELIVERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FETUS HEART RATE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PAIN; PRURITUS; PUNCTURE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

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

EID: 1942537006     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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