Acute severe asthma presenting in late pregnancy

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-78

  Holland, S M ^a   Thomson, K D ^a,b  

^a NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BASINGSTOKE AND NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Severe asthma

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; AMINOPHYLLINE; AMOXICILLIN; CARBOPROST; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETOMIDATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; HYDROCORTISONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIDAZOLAM; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; SALBUTAMOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREECH PRESENTATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG COLLAPSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ASTHMA; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 29244440161     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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