Pediatric anesthesia in developing countries: Experience in the two main university hospitals of Benin in West Africa

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 741-747

  Zoumenou, Eugène ^a   Gbenou, Séraphin ^a   Assouto, Pamphile ^a   Ouro Bang'Na Maman, Aboudoul Fataou ^b   Lokossou, Thomas ^a   Hounnou, Gervais ^a   Aguemon, Abdou Rhaman ^a   Chobli, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b Centre de Droit Public   (France)

Author keywords

Benin; developing world; morbidity; mortality; pediatric anesthesia

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; KETAMINE; PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFANT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSE OXIMETRY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; BENIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PEDIATRICS; RECOVERY ROOM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 77955204867     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03348.x     Document Type: Article

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