Obstetric anesthesia units in Israel: A national questionnaire-based survey

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 410-416

  Weiniger, C F ^a   Ivri, S ^b   Ioscovich, A ^c   Grimberg, L ^d   Evron, S ^e   Ginosar, Y ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cesarean anesthesia; Israel; Labor analgesia; Obstetric anesthesia service

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OPIATE;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; ISRAEL; LABOR; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WARD;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 77957331874     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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