Teaching neuraxial anesthesia techniques for obstetric care in a ghanaian referral hospital: Achievements and obstacles

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1317-1322

  Olufolabi, Adeyemi J ^a   Atito Narh, Evans ^b   Eshun, Millicent ^b   Ross, Vernon H ^c   Muir, Holly A ^a   Owen, Medge D ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; PETHIDINE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GHANA; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937827855     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: 15267598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000464     Document Type: Article

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