Mechanical ventilation in an obstetric population: Characteristics and delivery rates

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 549-552

  Jenkins, Thomas M ^a   Troiano, Nan H ^a   Graves, Connie R ^b   Baird, Suzanne M ^b   Boehm, Frank H ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Delivery rate; Mechanical ventilation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037325176     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.68     Document Type: Article

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