Epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section in a patient with quadriplegia and autonomic hyperreflexia

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-123

  Burns, R ^a   Clark, V A ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CITRATE SODIUM; EPHEDRINE; HEPARIN; HYDRALAZINE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; LABETALOL; NIFEDIPINE; OXYTOCIN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC HYPERREFLEXIA; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

EID: 1642322939     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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