Recent advances in patient-controlled epidural analgesia for labour

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-251

  Halpern, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Bupivacaine; Labour; Obstetrical; Patient controlled epidural analgesia; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 20444402659     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aco.0000169229.75938.c8     Document Type: Review

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