Congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair - Impact of delayed surgery and epidural analgesia

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 31-35

  Hodgson, R Eric ^a   Bösenberg, Adrian T ^a   Hadley, Larry G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033937569     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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