International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 67-70 , January 2010

Estimation of blood haemoglobin concentration using the HemoCue® during caesarean section: the effect of sampling site

  • N.A. Richards

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. N.A. Richards, Magill Department of Anaesthesia, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK.
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  • H. Boyce
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  • S.M. Yentis

,Accepted 13 May 2009.

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☆ Presented in part at the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association Annual Meeting, Belfast, Ireland, May 2008.

PII: S0959-289X(09)00131-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2009.05.010

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 67-70 , January 2010

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