Comparison of computer integrated patient controlled epidural analgesia vs. conventional patient controlled epidural analgesia for pain relief in labour

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-344

  Lim, Yvonne ^a   Sia, A T ^a   Ocampo, C E ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; ROPIVACAINE; AMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR PAIN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHIVERING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TIME; TITRIMETRY; VOMITING; ALGORITHM; ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33645919967     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04535.x     Document Type: Article

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