Management of labor in Eisenmenger syndrome with inhaled nitric oxide

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 419-423

  Lust, Karin M ^a   Boots, Robert J ^a   Dooris, Mark ^a   Wilson, John ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eisenmenger's syndrome; Labor; Nitric oxide; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MORTALITY; OXYGENATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0032841689     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70572-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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