Regional anesthesia practice in Greece: A census report

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 59-66

  Argyra, Erifili ^a   Moka, Eleni ^b   Staikou, Chryssoula ^a   Vadalouca, Athina ^a   Raftopoulos, Vassileios ^c   Stavropoulou, Evmorfia ^d   Gambopoulou, Zoi ^e   Siafaka, Ioanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Creta Interclinic Hospital   (Greece)

^c CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^d IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Central neuraxial blocks; epidural technique; peripheral nerve blocks; regional anesthesia; spinal technique

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GREECE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; ORTHOPEDICS; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RURAL AREA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84922570687     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: 22312730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.150545     Document Type: Article

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