Effectiveness of epidural anesthesia for external cephalic version (ECV)

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 580-583

  Yoshida, M ^a   Matsuda, H ^a   Kawakami, Y ^a   Hasegawa, Y ^a   Yoshinaga, Y ^a   Hayata, E ^a   Asai, K ^a   KawashiM A , A ^a   Furuya, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; RITODRINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREECH EXTRACTION; BREECH PRESENTATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EXTERNAL CEPHALIC VERSION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NUCHAL CORD; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PARITY; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BREECH PRESENTATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERSION, FETAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956241486     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.61     Document Type: Article

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