Fetal effects of maternal supplementary oxygen during Caesarean section

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-313

  Khaw, Kim S ^a,b   Ngan Kee, Warwick D ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Caesarean section; Fetal distress; Fetus; Free radical; Maternal; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN RADICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ACIDOSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; HUMAN; HYPEROXIA; HYPOXIA; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN DISEASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN SUPPLY; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REPERFUSION INJURY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

EID: 3843150441     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aco.0000137089.37484.5e     Document Type: Review

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