Risks of regional anaesthesia for caesarean section: Women's recall and information sources

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-73

  Cheng, W Y C ^a   Cyna, A M ^a   Osborn, K D ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic risk; Caesarean section; Communication; Consent; Information sources; Recall; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE INJURY; PARALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRURITUS; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL APPROACH; URINE RETENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847367794     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0703500109     Document Type: Article

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