Left lateral vs. supine, wedged position for development of block after combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section

Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 894-898

  Lewis, N L ^a   Ritchie, E L ^a   Downer, J P ^a   Nel, Mark R ^a  

^a HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; obstetric, combined spinal epidural; Posture

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT POSITIONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPINE POSITION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4444333169     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03752.x     Document Type: Article

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