The role of vasopressors in the management of hypotension induced by spinal and epidural anaesthesia

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 404-413

  Morgan, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anaesthetic techniques, regional: spinal, epidural; complications: hypotension; sympathetic nervous system: pharmacology, adrenaline, ephedrine, metaraminol, methoxamine, phenylephrine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; EPHEDRINE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METARAMINOL; METHOXAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

BRADYCARDIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TACHYCARDIA;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS; EPHEDRINE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0028282442     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03009863     Document Type: Review

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