International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 22-28 , January 2007

Effect of sufentanil on minimum local analgesic concentrations of epidural bupivacaine, ropivacaine and levobupivacaine in nullipara in early labour

  • I. Buyse
    • ,
  • W. Stockman
    • ,
  • M. Columb
    • ,
  • E. Vandermeersch
    • ,
  • M. Van de Velde

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Marc Van de Velde MD, PhD, Director Obstetric Anaesthesia and Extra Muros Anaesthesia, Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. Tel.: +0032 16 34 42 70; fax: +0032 16 34 42 45.

,Accepted 1 July 2006.

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PII: S0959-289X(06)00164-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.07.008

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 22-28 , January 2007

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