Management of pregnancy in a patient with β thalassaemia major

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-354

  Butwick, A ^a   Findley, I ^a   Wonke, B ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

thalassaemia major; Anaesthetic technique; Blood transfusion; Complications; Pregnancy; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BREECH PRESENTATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PREMEDICATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 26244440836     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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