Conversion of spinal anesthesia into general anesthesia: An evaluation of more than 35 000 spinal anesthetics

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 714-719

  Guglielmo, L ^a   Pignataro, A ^a   di Fiore, G ^a   Lanza, V ^a   Mercadante, S ^a  

^a Buccheri la Ferla Fatebenefratelli Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Anesthetics; General; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77957955319     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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