title: Epidural anesthesia in labor. Various agents employed.
abstract: Nursing literature concerned with epidural anesthesia in obstetrics is scant and does not offer a synopsis of the pharmacology of local anesthetic agents employed in epidural block. A comprehensive review of the pharmacology and clinical uses of the common agents used in obstetrical epidural anesthesia is presented. Implications for nursing care are also described.
mesh_terms: D000763:Anesthesia, Caudal; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local