Patient-controlled epidural analgesia for labor

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-98

  Smiley, Richard M ^a,b   Stephenson, Leroi ^b  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; METHOXYFLURANE; OPIATE; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; SUFENTANIL;

ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG SAFETY; EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN; LABOR; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33846254515     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e31802b8b90     Document Type: Article

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