Extending low-dose epidural analgesia for emergency Caesarean section using ropivacaine 0.75%

Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 988-992

  Sanders, R D ^a   Mallory, S ^a   Lucas, D N ^a   Chan, T ^a   Yeo, S ^a   Yentis, S M ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; obstetric, epidural; Caesarean section; Local anaesthetics; ropivacaine, bupivacaine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION;

EID: 4744370442     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03753.x     Document Type: Article

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