A randomized controlled comparison between combined spinal-epidural and single-shot spinal techniques in morbidly obese parturients undergoing cesarean delivery: Time for initiation of anesthesia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 168-172

  Ross, Vernon H ^a   Dean, Laura S ^a   Thomas, John A ^a   Harris, Lynne C ^a   Pan, Peter H ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84891801345     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: 15267598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000022     Document Type: Article

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