Up-to-date or out-of-date: Does thiopental have a future in obstetric general anaesthesia?

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 175-178

  Rucklidge, Matthew ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; HALOTHANE; KETAMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; SYRINGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE AWARENESS; PREGNANCY; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 84887817680     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2013.03.015     Document Type: Editorial

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