The effects of maternal position during induction of combined spinal- epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 614-618

  Yun, Esther M ^a,b   Marx, Gertie F ^a   Santos, Alan C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Jack D Weiler Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0031654611     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199809000-00023     Document Type: Article

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