International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 253-257 , July 2009

A national survey of obstetric early warning systems in the United Kingdom

  • R.D.J. Swanton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesia, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, Dorset, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Robert D. J. Swanton, Department of Anaesthesia, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Longfleet Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2JB UK. Tel.: +44 01202248645.
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  • S. Al-Rawi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesia, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
    • ,
  • M.Y.K. Wee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesia, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, Dorset, UK

,Accepted 11 January 2009.

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☆ Presented at Obstetric Anaesthetists Association Conference, Belfast, 16th May 2008.

PII: S0959-289X(09)00014-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2009.01.008

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 253-257 , July 2009

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