Anesthesia for cesarean section in two patients with brain tumours

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-65

  Chang, Lily ^a,c   Looi Lyons, Lian ^a,b   Bartosik, Lydia ^a   Tindal, Simon ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; CARBAMAZEPINE; DESFLURANE; DEXAMETHASONE; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; MANNITOL; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYTOCIN; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032970964     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03012517     Document Type: Article

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