Early versus late initiation of epidural analgesia for labour

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Ban Leong, Sng ^a   Leong, Wan Ling ^a   Zeng, Yanzhi ^b   Siddiqui, Fahad Javaid ^c   Assam, Pryseley N ^c   Lim, Yvonne ^a   Chan, Edwin S Y ^d   Sia, Alex T ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^d Worldwide Epidemiology   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; NALOXONE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABOR MANAGEMENT; MATERNAL WELFARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMEDICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 55049084088     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: 13616137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007238     Document Type: Review

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