Local anaesthetic nerve block for pain management in labour

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2012, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Novikova, Natalia ^a   Cluver, Catherine ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; PETHIDINE;

ANALGESIA; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; MEPERIDINE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84864065332     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009200.pub2     Document Type: Review

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