The management of accidental dural puncture during labour epidural analgesia: A survey of UK practice

Anaesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 673-679

  Baraz, Rafal ^a   Collis, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CODEINE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SUMATRIPTAN; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BLOOD PATCH, EPIDURAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 21344455554     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04222.x     Document Type: Article

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