Low-dose epidural top up for emergency caesarean delivery: a randomised comparison of levobupivacaine versus lidocaine/epinephrine/fentanyl

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 335-341

  Balaji, P ^a   Dhillon, P ^a   Russell, I F ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Epidural; Levobupivacaine; Lidocaine; Local anaesthetics; Obstetric

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE PLUS EPINEPHRINE PLUS FENTANYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR PAIN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; APGAR SCORE; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIDOCAINE; LINEAR MODELS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 70349298303     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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