Progress in analgesia for labor: Focus on neuraxial blocks

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-43

  Ranasinghe, J Sudharma ^a   Birnbach, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Labor; Neuraxial; Neuraxial labor analgesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CATECHOLAMINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; NORADRENALIN; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER MIGRATION; CONTINUOUS EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DRUG COST; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LABOR STAGE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

EID: 77953448040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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