Attendance of paediatricians at elective Caesarean sections performed under regional anaesthesia: Is it warranted?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 332-336

  Atherton, Neil ^a   Parsons, Simon J ^a   Mansfield, Peter ^b  

^a ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Elective; General anaesthetic; Outcome; Resuscitation; Spinal anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; RESUSCITATION; TASMANIA;

EID: 33744721445     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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