A randomized controlled trial of preinsertion ultrasound guidance for spinal anaesthesia in pregnancy: Outcomes among obese and lean parturients - Ultrasound for spinal anesthesia in pregnancy

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 413-419

  Sahin, Tulay ^a   Balaban, Onur ^a   Sahin, Levent ^b   Solak, Mine ^a   Toker, Kamil ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Division of Obstetric and Gynecology Academia Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anesthetic techniques; Equipment; Obstetric; Pregnancy; Spinal; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY MASS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REAL TIME ULTRASOUND SCANNER; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; COMPLICATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PUNCTURE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 84903581364     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-013-1726-1     Document Type: Article

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