Through a glass darkly - Ultrasound imaging in obstetric anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 617-622

  Lucas, D N ^a   Elton, C D ^b  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

obstetric anaesthesia; obstetric analgesia; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH MOTILITY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; FEMALE; LABOR; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84963626761     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13466     Document Type: Editorial

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