Intermittent vs continuous administration of epidural ropivacaine with fentanyl for analgesia during labour

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 359-364

  Fettes, P D W ^a   Moore, C S ^a,b   Whiteside, J B ^a,c   Mcleod, G A ^a   Wildsmith, J A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques; Analgesia; Bolus; Drug delivery; Epidural; Infusion; Obstetric; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MIXTURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 33748059573     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael157     Document Type: Article

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