Postoperative oxygen desaturation requiring clinical intervention in premature infants receiving spinal anesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy [1]

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 520-521

  Sukhani, R ^a   Pappas, A L ^a   Black, P R ^a   Noles, D M ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LETTER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0030842080     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00113-X     Document Type: Letter

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