The effect of low concentrations versus high concentrations of local anesthetics for labour analgesia on obstetric and anesthetic outcomes: A meta-analysis

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 840-854

  Sultan, Pervez ^a   Murphy, Caitriona ^b   Halpern, Stephen ^b   Carvalho, Brendan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ANESTHESIA LEVEL; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE RETENTION; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOMITING;

AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84883158876     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-013-9981-z     Document Type: Article

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