Does epidural versus combined spinal-epidural analgesia prolong labor and increase the risk of instrumental and cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-97

  Aneiros, Francisco ^a   Vazquez, Miriam ^a   Valiño, Cristina ^a   Taboada, Manuel ^a   Sabaté, Sergi ^b   Otero, Pablo ^a   Costa, Jose ^a   Carceller, Javier ^a   Vázquez, Rocío ^a   Díaz Vieito, María ^a   Rodríguez, Alfonso ^a   Alvarez, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b FUNDACIÓ PUIGVERT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Analgesic techniques; Combined spinal epidural; Epidural; Obstetrical; Subarachnoid

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY ROOM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 62849108694     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.020     Document Type: Article

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