Differential impacts of modes of anaesthesia on the risk of stroke among preeclamptic women who undergo Caesarean delivery: A population-based study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 818-826

  Huang, C J ^a,b,c   Fan, Y C ^a   Tsai, P S ^d,e,f  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

anaesthesia; Caesarean section; preeclampsia; stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DATA BASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN;

EID: 78649473962     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq266     Document Type: Article

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