Epidural analgesia for treatment of a sickle cell crisis during pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 118, Issue 2 PART 2, 2011, Pages 495-497

  Winder, Abigail D ^a,b   Johnson, Stacie ^a,b   Murphy, Jamie ^a,b   Ehsanipoor, Robert M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LEG PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL CRISIS; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NARCOTICS; PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961041008     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182267e58     Document Type: Article

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