Combined spinal and epidural analgesia in a parturient with severe myasthenia gravis

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-203

  D'Angelo, Robert ^a   Gerancher, J C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Myasthenia gravis; Pregnancy; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THYMECTOMY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0031811089     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/rapm-00115550-199823020-00015     Document Type: Article

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