International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 165-168 , April 2009

Antenatal blood patch in a pregnant woman with spontaneous intracranial hypotension

  • T. Singh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, St. George’s Hospital NHS Trust, Tooting, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: T. Singh, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George’s Hospital NHS Trust, Tooting, London.
    • ,
  • F. Schroeder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesia, St. George’s Hospital NHS Trust, Tooting, London, UK
    • ,
  • A. Pereira

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, St. George’s Hospital NHS Trust, Tooting, London, UK
    • ,
  • A. Bhide

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, St. George’s Hospital NHS Trust, Tooting, London, UK

,Accepted 15 September 2008.

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PII: S0959-289X(08)00156-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.09.007

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 165-168 , April 2009

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