Early versus late epidural analgesia and risk of instrumental delivery in nulliparous women: A systematic review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 655-661

  Wassen, M M L H ^a   Zuijlen, J ^b   Roumen, F J M E ^c   Smits, L J M ^a   Marcus, M A ^a   Nijhuis, J G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caesarean delivery; early; epidural analgesia; instrumental vaginal delivery; labour outcome

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; LIDOCAINE; PETHIDINE; PETHIDINE PLUS PROMETHAZINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DATA EXTRACTION; DELIVERY; EMBASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDLINE; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79954551734     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02906.x     Document Type: Review

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