Analgesia with sevoflurane during labour: II. Sevoflurane compared with Entonox for labour analgesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 110-115

  Yeo, Seng T ^a,d,e   Holdcroft, A ^a   Yentis, S M ^a   Stewart, A ^b   Bassett, P ^c  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Independent Statistician   (United Kingdom)

^d WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e HEREFORD COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, obstetric; Anaesthetic gases, nitrous oxide; Anaesthetics volatile, sevoflurane; Analgesic techniques, inhalation; Pain, obstetric

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE SEQUENCE; DRUG PREFERENCE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE 1; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; ODOR; OPEN STUDY; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 33845391119     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael327     Document Type: Article

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