Ultra low concentrations of epidural bupivacaine with fentanyl along with intrathecal fentanyl for labor analgesia

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-296

  Hemanth Kumar, V R ^a   Mishra, Sandeep Kumar ^a   Rupavani, K ^a   Ezhilarasu, P ^a   Prabahar, R ^a  

^a Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Bupivacaine; Epidural; Fentanyl; Intrathecal; Parturients

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 67650558741     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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