Paraesthesiae during needle-through-needle combined spinal epidural versus single-shot for elective caesarean section

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 514-517

  McAndrew, C R ^a,c   Harms, P ^a,b  

^a Mater Misericordiae Mothers' Hosp   (Australia)

^b Mater Misericordiae Health Services   (Australia)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic, anesthetic techniques: regional, combined spinal epidural, Spinal; Caesarean, caesarean section: elective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; NEEDLE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0142030630     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0303100504     Document Type: Article

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