Caesarean section in a cocaine-intoxicated parturient: Regional vs. general anaesthesia?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1042-1043

  Kuczkowski, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUPIVACAINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; INFUSION FLUID; MORPHINE; OXYGEN; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; APGAR SCORE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG INTOXICATION; ECLAMPSIA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS HEART RATE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LETTER; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0141955294     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03415_24.x     Document Type: Letter

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