Hemodynamic stability during labor and delivery with continuous epidural infusion

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 692-698

  Gerhardt, Mark A ^a   Gunka, Vit B ^b   Miller, Robert J ^c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c WJB Dorn VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DERMATOME; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MORBIDITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33846403713     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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