Epidural analgesia during labor and incidence of cesarian section: Prospective study

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 250-252

  Caruselli, Marco ^a   Camilletti, Gianfranco ^a   Torino, Giovanni ^a   Pizzi, Simone ^a   Amici, Mirco ^a   Piattellini, Gianmarco ^a   Pagni, Raffaella ^a  

^a Children's Hospital 'Salesi'   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; Labor; Newborn

Indexed keywords

LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; OXYTOCIN; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LABOR COMPLICATION; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR ONSET; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OPERATION DURATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SUTURING METHOD; VAGINAL INJURY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 78651413678     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2010.482625     Document Type: Article

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