Cardiac arrest after Caesarean section under subarachnoid block

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 274-276

  Scull, T J ^a,b   Carli, F ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, obstetric; Anaesthetic techniques, subarachnoid; Complications, cardiac arrest

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; NALOXONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; RESUSCITATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0030055394     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/77.2.274     Document Type: Article

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