Anaesthesia for caesarean section in a patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 356-358

  Kandasamy, R ^a   Koh, K F ^a   Tham, S L ^a   Reddy, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Caesarean Section; Complications; Eisenmenger's Syndrome; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; FEMALE; FETUS RISK; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DOPAMINE; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; OXYGEN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0033803088     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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