International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 195-200 , July 2006

An analysis of the need for anesthetic interventions with differing concentrations of labor epidural bupivacaine: an observational study

  • P.E. Hess

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Philip E. Hess MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, East Campus, St-308, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Tel.: +1 617 667 3112; fax: +1 617 667 7849.
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  • S.D. Pratt
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  • N.E. Oriol

,Accepted 12 December 2005.

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☆ Funding: Beth Israel Anesthesia Foundation.

PII: S0959-289X(06)00002-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.12.006

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 195-200 , July 2006

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