The influence of the mode of anaesthesia in the incidence of neonatal morbidity after an elective caesarean section

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-12

  Sigalas, J ^a   Galazios, G ^b,c   Tsikrikoni, I ^b   Scordala, M ^a   Vogiatjaki, T ^b   Spanopoulou, P I ^a   Tsikouras, P ^b  

^a University General Hospital   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Elective caesarean section; General, epidural, spinal anaesthesia; Neonatal respiratory morbidity

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TACHYPNEA; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33646463426     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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