Development of a difficulty score for spinal anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 354-360

  Atallah, M M ^a   Demian, A D ^a   Shorrab, A A ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, subarachnoid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RANDOMIZATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 1342346188     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh073     Document Type: Article

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