Management of profound hypotension secondary to spinal anesthesia: Simulation case scenario

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-64

  McIvor, William Raymond ^a   Olutunmbi, Yetunde ^b   Borrell, Jessica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249100864     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3181c75fac     Document Type: Article

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