Factors involved in the incidence of post-dural puncture headache with the 25 gauge Whitacre needle for obstetric anesthesia

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 220-223

  Douglas, M J ^a   Ward, M E ^a   Campbell, D C ^a   Bright, S B ^a   Merrick, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEEDLE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PARITY; RISK; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0030735692     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(97)80026-X     Document Type: Article

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