Combined low-dose spinal-epidural anesthesia versus single-shot spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean delivery

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-17

  Choi, D H ^a,b   Ahn, H J ^a   Kim, J A ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Combined spinal epidural anesthesia; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIZZINESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PREGNANCY; SENSATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 29244452118     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.05.009     Document Type: Article

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