Medico-legal issues in obstetric anesthesia: What does an obstetrician need to know?

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 278, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 503-505

  Kuczkowski, Krzysztof M ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; General; Labor analgesia; Malpractice; Medico legal; Obstetric anesthesia; Regional

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHESIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INCIDENCE; LAW; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MEDLINE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 54349110107     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0697-1     Document Type: Review

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