Determination of the ED95 for intrathecal plain bupivacaine combined with fentanyl in active labor

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-345

  Whitty, R ^a   Goldszmidt, E ^a   Parkes, R K ^a   Carvalho, J C A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Bupivacaine; Combined spinal epidural; Dose finding study; ED95; Fentanyl; Fetal bradycardia; Labor

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FETUS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR PAIN; POPULATION; PRURITUS; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRADYCARDIA; BUPIVACAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FETUS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PRURITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548508209     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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