Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section in a parturient with severe primary pulmonary hypertension

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 565-569

  Duggan, A B ^a   Katz, S G ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic, anesthetic techniques: regional, combined spinal epidural; Caesarean, cesarean section

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CAPTOPRIL; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DICLOFENAC; DOBUTAMINE; FENTANYL; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; OXYTOCIN; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0142030618     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0303100511     Document Type: Article

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