American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Jun 1994
Clinical TrialIntrathecal narcotics for obstetric analgesia in a community hospital.
Our objective was to establish whether intrathecal narcotics for obstetric analgesia offer an adequate and cost-effective alternative to epidural analgesia with minimal side effects in our small, semirural community hospital with limited anesthesia coverage. ⋯ In our hospital with limited anesthesia services intrathecal narcotics offer excellent labor pain relief with manageable side effects and without adverse obstetric outcome.