The effect of manipulation of the programmed intermittent bolus time interval and injection volume on total drug use for labor epidural analgesia: A randomized controlled trial

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 904-911

  Wong, Cynthia A ^a   McCarthy, Robert J ^a   Hewlett, Bradley ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG INJECTION VOLUME; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAMMED INTERMITTENT BOLUS ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79953228584     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31820e7c2f     Document Type: Article

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