Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia and maternal intrapartum temperature during vaginal delivery: A randomized clinical trial

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 762-768

  De Orange, F A ^a,b   Passini Jr , R ^c   Amorim, M M R ^a,d   Almeida, T ^a   Barros, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA INTEGRAL PROF FERNANDO FIGUEIRA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

combined anaesthesia; epidural analgesia; fever; labour pain; obstetric labour; obstetrical analgesia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TEMPERATURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 80054095102     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer218     Document Type: Article

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