Maintaining labour epidural analgesia: What is the best option?

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-269

  Leo, Serene ^a   Sia, Alex Tiong Heng ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Automated intermittent epidural bolus; Combined spinal epidural analgesia; Computer integrated patient controlled epidural analgesia; Labour epidural analgesia; Patient controlled epidural analgesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 43149101594     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3282f8e244     Document Type: Review

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