Relative Analgesic Potencies of Ropivacaine and Bupivacaine for Epidural Analgesia in Labor 

Linda S. Polley, Malachy O. Columb, Norah N. Naughton, D. Wagner, Cosmas J. M. van de Ven

Anesthesiology · 1999 · 422 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

Ropivacaine was significantly less potent than bupivacaine for epidural analgesia in the first stage of labor.

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