Induction of labor with oxytocin increases cesarean section rate as compared with oxytocin for augmentation of spontaneous labor in nulliparous parturients controlled for lumbar epidural analgesia

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 411-414

  Kaul, Bupesh ^a   Vallejo, Manuel C ^a   Ramanathan, Sivam ^a   Mandell, Gordon ^a   Phelps, Amy L ^b   Daftary, Ashi R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; induced; labor; labor epidural; oxytocin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; LIVEWEIGHT GAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 9644300950     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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