International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 306-310 , October 2006

Anesthetic management of a pregnant patient with dengue hemorrhagic fever for emergency cesarean section

  • A. Chhabra

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Anjolie Chhabra, House no. 13, Road no. 61, West Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi 110 026, India. Tel.: +0911125220616 or +0919810104383.
    • ,
  • N. Malhotra

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

,Accepted 1 April 2006.

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PII: S0959-289X(06)00098-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.04.011

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 306-310 , October 2006

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