Myocardial ischaemia complicating an elective Caesarean section

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 822-823

  Chilvers, J P ^a   Cooper, G ^a   Wilson, M ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; TROPONIN T;

BOLUS INJECTION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DYSPNEA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LETTER; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0041742382     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03295_29.x     Document Type: Letter

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