Effects of epidural analgesia on uterine artery Doppler in labour

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-224

  Fratelli, N ^a   Prefumo, F ^a   Andrico, S ^a   Lorandi, A ^b   Recupero, D ^b   Tomasoni, G ^b   Frusca, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

anaesthetics local, ropivacaine; analgesia, epidural; analgesia, obstetric; analgesics, opioid, sufentanil; blood flow velocity; Doppler ultrasonography; labour, obstetric

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LABOR; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RELAXATION;

EID: 78751535848     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq317     Document Type: Article

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