Obese parturients have lower epidural local anaesthetic requirements for analgesia in labour

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 106-110

  Panni, Moeen K ^a,c   Columb, M O ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, local; Complications, obesity; Parturients

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 31144444710     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei284     Document Type: Article

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