Anaesthetic management of caesarean section in a patient with a permanent pacemaker and severe bilateral ventricular dilatation

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-54

  Esmail, M M ^a   Catling, S ^a   Mahon, S ^a   Dingley, J ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HARRINGTON INSTRUMENTATION; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT MONITORING;

EID: 0033965106     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijoa.1999.0323     Document Type: Article

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