The critically ill obstetric patient: What's the score?

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 144-145

  Gopalan, P Dean ^a   Muckart, David J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OBSTETRICS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; APACHE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRIAGE;

EID: 3042833261     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2004.04.005     Document Type: Editorial

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