Obstetric epidural test doses: A reappraisal

Anaesthesia

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1986, Pages 1240-1250

  PRINCE, G ^a   MCGREGOR, D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques; epidural; regional

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPLICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG THERAPY; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETHAL; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRICS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY; TOTAL SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SAFETY;

EID: 0023039049     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb13011.x     Document Type: Article

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