Comparison of fentanyl and sufentanil as adjuncts to bupivacaine for labor epidural analgesia

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-112

  Lilker, Suzanne ^a   Rofaeel, Ayman ^a   Balki, Mrinalini ^a   Carvalho, Jose C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; Fentanyl; Labor; Sufentanil

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; SAMPLE SIZE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUFENTANIL; UTERINE MONITORING;

EID: 62849116719     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.027     Document Type: Article

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