Anaesthesia for caesarean section - A German survey

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 678-684

  Stamer, U M ^a   Messerschmidt, A ^a   Wulf, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anesthesia: obstetric, general, spinal, epidural; Anesthetic coverage; Cesarean section; Emergency cesarean section, acid aspiration prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CESAREAN SECTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0031834856     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05301.x     Document Type: Article

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