2008, Number S1
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Rev Mex Anest 2008; 31 (S1)
Pain management in obstetrics
Wali A
Language: English
References: 5
Page: 72
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A majority of women experience severe pain during labor. An ideal technique for pain relief during labor should primarily reduce the intensity of pain and secondarily be safe for the mother and baby. Neuraxial techniques providing adequate labor analgesia safely will be discussed in this lecture.
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Collis RE, et al. Randomized comparison of combined spinal epidural and standard epidural analgesia in labour. Lancet 1995;345:1413-16.
Rawal N, et al. Combined spinal epidural technique. Regional Anesthesia 1997;22:406-423.
Wong CA, et al. The risk of cesarean delivery with neuraxial analgesia given early versus late in labor. N Engl J Med 2005;352:655-65.
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