Labor analgesia in Preeclampsia: Remifentanil patient controlled intravenous analgesia versus epidural analgesia

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 539-546

  El Kerdawy, Hala ^a   Farouk, Adel ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Epidural; Labor analgesia; PCA remifentanil; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PAIN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950446141     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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