Anaesthesia for urgent (grade 1) caesarean section

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 352-356

  Dahl, Vegard ^b   Spreng, Ulrich J ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b VESTRE VIKEN HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caesarean; Emergency; General anaesthesia; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTACID AGENT; BICARBONATE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; NALOXONE; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; AWARENESS; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 67649518541     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3283294c37     Document Type: Review

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