International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 278-281 , July 2010

A survey of interventional radiology for the management of obstetric haemorrhage in the United Kingdom

  • V.J. Webster

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Victoria Webster, MBChB, FRCA, Department of Anaesthesia, Jessop Wing, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK. Tel.: +44 114 2712494.
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  • R. Stewart

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesia, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK
    • ,
  • P. Stewart

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK

,Accepted 13 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2009.10.010

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 278-281 , July 2010

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