Fetal effects of combined spinal-epidural vs epidural labour analgesia: A prospective, randomised double-blind study

Anaesthesia

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 458-467

  Patel, N P ^a   El Wahab, N ^a   Fernando, R ^a   Wilson, S ^a   Robson, S C ^b   Columb, M O ^c   Lyons, G R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; ALKALOSIS; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BROMAGE SCALE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; GAS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD GAS; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APGAR SCORE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 84898940572     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12602     Document Type: Article

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