International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 279-283 , October 2006

A randomised trial comparing 5 mL/kg and 10 mL/kg of pentastarch as a volume preload before spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section

  • P. Davies

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Polly Davies, Dept of Anaesthetics, Northampton General Hospital, Billing Road, Northampton NN1 5BD, UK. Tel.: +44 1604 545671.
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  • G.W.G. French

,Accepted 1 March 2006.

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PII: S0959-289X(06)00096-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.03.009

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 279-283 , October 2006

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