Spinal and epidural versus general anesthesia for elective Cesarean section at term: Effect on the acid-base status of the mother and newborn

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 260-266

  Petropoulos, G ^a   Siristatidis, C ^a   Salamalekis, E ^a,b   Creatsas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cesarean section; Neonatal outcome

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; HETASTARCH; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ACID BASE BALANCE; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UMBILICAL ARTERY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0346448012     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.13.4.260.266     Document Type: Article

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