Maternal deaths from anaesthesia. An extract from Why Mothers Die 2000-2002, the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the United Kingdom. Chapter 17: Trends in intensive care

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 424-429

  Clutton Brock, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, obstetric; Complications; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

BLEEDING; CONFIDENTIALITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 17044368411     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei067     Document Type: Article

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