Complications with 25-gauge and 27-gauge whitacre needles during combined spinal-epidural analgesia in labor

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 168-171

  Landau, R ^a   Ciliberto, C F ^a   Goodman, S R ^a   Kim Lo, S H ^a   Smiley, R M ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PARESTHESIA; PUNCTURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0034935237     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijoa.2000.0834     Document Type: Article

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