Inhalational induction of anaesthesia for caesarean section: Not to be sniffed at?

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 235-237

  Levy, D M ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ETHER; GALLAMINE; HALOTHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ASPHYXIA; ASPIRATION; BODY POSITION; BREATHING; CESAREAN SECTION; COUGHING; CRICOID; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXPERIENCE; FACE MASK; FOOD REGURGITATION; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HICCUP; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; LARYNGEAL MASK; LITHOTOMY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NAUSEA; NEEDLE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OXYGENATION; PHOBIA; RISK; SKILL; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH PRESSURE; SUPINE POSITION; VOMITING;

EID: 0036791360     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijoa.2002.0987     Document Type: Editorial

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