Pulmonary function changes during epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 750-753

  Yun, Esther ^a   Topulos, George P ^a   Body, Simon C ^a   Datta, Sanjay ^a   Bader, Angela M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0029876620     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199604000-00013     Document Type: Article

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