A randomised comparison of variable-frequency automated mandatory boluses with a basal infusion for patient-controlled epidural analgesia during labour and delivery

Anaesthesia

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 267-275

  Sia, A T ^a   Leo, S ^a   Ocampo, C E ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; TERBUTALINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BOLUS INJECTION; BRADYCARDIA; BREAKTHROUGH PAIN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL NEEDLE; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FEVER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFUSION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRATHECAL CATHETER; LABOR; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873477817     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12093     Document Type: Article

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