Neonatal chest wall rigidity following the use of remifentanil for cesarean delivery in a patient with autoimmune hepatitis and thrombocytopenia

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-56

  Carvalho, Brendan ^a   Mirikitani, E J ^a   Lyell, D ^a   Evans, D A ^a   Druzin, M ^a   Riley, E T ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; FENTANYL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE; PROPANOL; RANITIDINE; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX WALL RIGIDITY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0347004726     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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