Anesthesia-related maternal mortality

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 679-687

  Hawkins, Joy L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; KETAMINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BLEEDING; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG SAFETY; EMBOLISM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION; LABOR; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG VENTILATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH SUCTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; WALES;

EID: 0141675149     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200309000-00020     Document Type: Review

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