Continuous spinal anesthesia for cesarean section for a morbidly obese parturient patient: A case report

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 189-192

  Coker, Lanny L ^a  

^a Regional Medical Center Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques; Cesarean section; Continuous spinal anesthesia; Morbidly obese; Obstetric anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMEDICATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0036279964     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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