Maternal deaths from anaesthesia. An extract from Why Mothers Die 2000-2002, the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the United Kingdom: Chapter 9: Anaesthesia

Br J Anaesth. 2005 Apr;94(4):417-23. doi: 10.1093/bja/aei066.

Abstract

This is the first of two extracts from Why Mothers Die 2000-2002, issued on 12 November 2004 by the Confidential enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH), reproduced with permission. The full report can be accessed via their web site: http://www.cemach.org.uk/

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia / methods
  • Anesthesia / mortality*
  • Cause of Death
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / mortality
  • Humans
  • Maternal Mortality*