Incidence of epidural hematoma, infection, and neurologic injury in obstetric patients with epidural analgesia/anesthesia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 394-399

  Ruppen, Wilhelm ^a,b   Derry, Sheena ^a   McQuay, Henry ^a   Moore, R Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 33746605594     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200608000-00023     Document Type: Article

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