Anesthesia for children in Sub-Saharan Africa - A description of settings, common presenting conditions, techniques and outcomes

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-11

  Ouro Bang'na Maman, Aboudoul Fataou ^a,b   Kabore, Raweleguinbasba Armel Flavien ^c   Zoumenou, Eugène ^d   Gnassingbé, Komlan ^b   Chobli, Martin ^c  

^a faculté des sciences   (Togo)

^b Lome Teaching Hospital   (Togo)

^c Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Hospital   (Burkina Faso)

^d Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care   (Benin)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Children; Morbidity; Mortality; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; PANCURONIUM; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

AFRICA; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 57449097309     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02838.x     Document Type: Review

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