Spinal anesthesia for Cesarean section in a parturient with long QT syndrome

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 993-996

  Al Refai, Abdulrahman ^a   Gunka, Vit ^a   Douglas, Joanne ^a  

^a CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HEPARIN; MORPHINE; OXPRENOLOL; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LONG QT SYNDROME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 12144280340     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018486     Document Type: Article

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