Intrathecal fentanyl as adjunct to hyperbaric bupivacaine in spinal anesthesia for caesarean section

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-90

  Bano Farooq, Fauzia ^a   Sabbar, Saleem ^a   Zafar, Safia ^a   Rafeeq, Nabeela ^b   Iqbal, Mirza Nasir ^a   Haider, Saeeda ^a   Aftab, Sadqa ^a   Sultan, S Tipu ^a  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b Kharadar General Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Caesarean section; Hyperbaric bupivacaine; Intrathecal fentanyl; Obstetric; Postoperative; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745585797     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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