International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 242-248 , July 2009

The preparation and storage of anaesthetic drugs for obstetric emergencies: a survey of UK practice

  • J.P. Stone
    • ,
  • L.B. Fenner
    • ,
  • T.R. Christmas

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. T. R. Christmas, Department of Anaesthetics, Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6BB. Tel.: +01793 605229; fax: +01793 605232.

,Accepted 31 January 2009.

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☆ Presented, in part, as a poster at Obstetric Anaesthesia 2008, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, and as an oral presentation at the Wessex Obstetric Anaesthetists Meeting June 2008, Bournemouth, UK.

PII: S0959-289X(09)00042-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2009.01.013

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 242-248 , July 2009

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