International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 238-242 , July 2008

A survey of labour ward clinicians’ knowledge of maternal cardiac arrest and resuscitation

  • S. Einav

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit and
    • ,
  • I. Matot

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatal Medicine at the Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, Jerusalem affiliated with the Hebrew University,
    • ,
  • H. Berkenstadt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care of the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center affiliated with Tel Aviv University,
    • ,
  • R. Bromiker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Sheba Medical Centre in Tel Aviv affiliated with Tel Aviv University,
    • ,
  • C.F. Weiniger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Carolyn F. Weiniger, MB ChB, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel, POB 12000. Tel.: +972 507 874 059; fax: +972 2 6429392.

,Accepted 1 January 2008.

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PII: S0959-289X(08)00037-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.01.015

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 238-242 , July 2008

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