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Complications in Obstetric Anesthesia

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In the general organization of this article we will be limited to the complications deriving or related to the administration of obstetric anesthesia, therefore excluding those related to maternal diseases or complicating maternity, like preeclampsia, eclampsia, Hellp syndrome, pulmonary embolism, and so on.

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Melloni, C. (2002). Complications in Obstetric Anesthesia. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2099-3_95

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