Cord prolapse demands general anaesthesia: Cons

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 290-292

  Scrutton, Mark ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD PROLAPSE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0141997312     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(03)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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