Epidural anaesthesia for caesarean delivery in triple and quadruple pregnancies

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1088-1091

  Behforouz, N ^a   Dounas, M ^a   Benhamou, D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Analgesic techniques, regional; Anesthesia, obstetric; Epidural

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; EPHEDRINE; LIDOCAINE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031723138     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05381.x     Document Type: Article

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