Anesthesia-related deaths during obstetric delivery in the United States, 1979-1990

Anesthesiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-284

  Hawkins, Joy L ^a   Koonin, Lisa M ^b   Palmer, Susan K ^b   Gibbs, Charles P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthesia, obstetric; maternal mortality, pregnancy related mortality, risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CESAREAN SECTION; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031042883     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199702000-00002     Document Type: Article

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