Continuous spinal anesthesia for cesarean section in a parturient with severe recurrent peripartum cardiomyopathy

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-43

  Velickovic, I A ^a   Leicht, Craig H ^a  

^a WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DELIVERY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; LABOR; MATERNAL DISEASE; RELIABILITY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYMPTOM; TITRIMETRY; TWINS;

EID: 0347089263     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(03)00052-9     Document Type: Article

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