The influence of maternal epidural analgesia upon intrapartum fetal oxygenation

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-165

  Caracostea, G ^a   Stamatian, F ^a   Lerintiu, M ^a   Herghea, D ^b  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b THE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE PROF DR ION CHIRICUTA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Epidural; Fetal; Intrapartum; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; ROPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYGEN; OXYTOCIC AGENT;

ACIDITY; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LABOR; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGENATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; ACIDOSIS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DYSTOCIA; FETUS BLOOD; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OXIMETRY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34248576536     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050601134561     Document Type: Article

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