International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 28-32, January 2009

A double-blind randomized controlled trial of patient-controlled epidural analgesia with or without a background infusion following initial spinal analgesia for labor pain

Presented in part at the annual meeting of ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists), Chicago, IL, October 2006.

  • T. Okutomi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Toshiyuki Okutomi, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228-8555 Japan, Tel.: +81 42 778 8606; fax: +81 42 778 8441.
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  • M. Saito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • J. Mochizuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • K. Amano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • S. Hoka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan

Accepted 23 June 2008. published online 20 November 2008.

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PII: S0959-289X(08)00105-2

doi:10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.06.006

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 28-32, January 2009