International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 309-314 , October 2008

Low-dose ropivacaine-sufentanil spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery: a randomised trial

  • X.W. Qian
    • ,
  • X.Z. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Xinzhong Chen, MD, Associate Professor. 2 Xueshi Rd, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, P.R. China, 310006. Tel.: +86 571 87061501; fax: +86 571 87061878.
    • ,
  • D.B. Li

,Accepted 1 January 2008.

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PII: S0959-289X(08)00063-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.01.018

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 309-314 , October 2008

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