Obstetrical anesthesia for a parturient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and third ventriculostomy

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1057-1063

  Littleford, Judith A ^a,b   Brockhurst, Nicole J ^a   Bernstein, E Paul ^b   Georgoussis, Susan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANASTOMOSIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0033457314     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013202     Document Type: Review

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