Ultrasound guidance for neuraxial analgesia and anesthesia in obstetrics: A quantitative systematic review

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Schnabel, A ^a   Schuster, F ^b   Ermert, T ^a   Eberhart, L H ^c   Metterlein, T ^d   Kranke, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

epidural analgesia; systematic review; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84871646546     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245724     Document Type: Review

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