Spinal versus epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2012, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Ng, Kar W ^a   Parsons, Jacqueline ^b   Cyna, Allan M ^a   Middleton, Philippa ^b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 3843111334     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003765.pub2     Document Type: Review

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