A survey of obstetric complications and pregnancy outcomes in paediatric and nonpaediatric anaesthesiologists

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 490-495

  Gauger, Virginia T ^a,b   Voepel Lewis, Terri ^a   Rubin, Philip ^a   Kostrzewa, Amy ^a   Tait, Alan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Box 0211 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Paediatric anaesthesia; Spontaneous abortion; Trace anaesthetic gases

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC GAS; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HABIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; PARAMETER; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANK SUM TEST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; WORK;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEDIATRICS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0037707547     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01079.x     Document Type: Review

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