A comparative study of the safety of 0.25% levobupivacaine and 0.25% racemic bupivacaine for paracervical block in the first stage of labor

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 956-961

  Palomäki, Outi ^a,c   Huhtala, Heini ^a,b   Kirkinen, Pertti ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cardiotocography; Labor; Levobupivacaine; Obstetric analgesia; Paracervical block; Racemic bupivacaine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; STEREOISOMERISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25844487695     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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