International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 149-152 , April 2008

Neuraxial techniques for labor analgesia should be placed in the lateral position

  • L.S. Polley (Opposer:)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Linda S. Polley, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, L3622 Women’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-5278, USA. Tel.: +734 7632436.

Received 1 September 2007

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 Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Banff Springs, Canada, 2007.

PII: S0959-289X(07)00186-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2007.11.006

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 149-152 , April 2008

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