A comparison of a Neuropen monofilament and ethyl chloride for assessing loss of touch sensation during combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 365-372

  Walsh, P ^a   Columb, M ^b   Russell, R ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Combined spinal epidural; Ethyl chloride; Monofilament; Neuropen; Sensory level

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROETHANE; FENTANYL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOME; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORNING DOSAGE; NEUROPEN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOUCH; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; ETHYL CHLORIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NERVE FIBERS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PREGNANCY; SAMPLE SIZE; TOUCH;

EID: 77957365778     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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