Anaesthetic management of an obstetric patient with idiopathic acute transverse myelitis

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-101

  Walsh, P ^a   Grange, C ^a   Beale, N ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Autonomic dysreflexia; Caesarean section; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CITRATE SODIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FLUOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISOFLURANE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYTOCIN; PARACETAMOL; RANITIDINE; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; TRAMADOL; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MEGALOCYTOSIS; MYELITIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PAIN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY; SUCCINYLCHOLINE;

EID: 71849114321     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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