Patient-controlled epidural analgesia in labor does not always improve maternal satisfaction

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 188-194

  Nikkola, Eeva ^a,c   Läärä, Arja ^a   Hinkka, Susanna ^b   Ekblad, Ulla ^a   Kero, Pentti ^a   Salonen, Markku ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fentanyl; Labor; Patient controlled epidural analgesia; PCEA; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD CLAMMY SKIN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INJECTION VOLUME; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MATERNAL WELFARE; NAUSEA; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHIVERING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; INTERVIEW; LABOR; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33645641910     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340500409935     Document Type: Article

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