Maternal and fetal outcome of anaesthesia for caesarean delivery in preeclampsia/eclampsia in Enugu, Nigeria: A retrospective observational study

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-113

  Okafor, U V ^a,b   Okezie, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Eclampsia; Mortality; Nigeria; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; HYDRALAZINE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLDOPA; NIFEDIPINE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; BIRTH RATE; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG COST; DRUG FATALITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS OUTCOME; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; HYPOTENSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LUNG EDEMA; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NIGERIA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREECLAMPSIA; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STILLBIRTH; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 15944376518     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2004.10.011     Document Type: Article

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