Factors associated with hypotension and bradycardia after epidural blockade

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1033-1040

  Curatolo, Michele ^a   Scaramozzino, Pasquale ^b   Venuti, Francesco S ^c   Orlando, Armando ^d   Zbinden, Alex M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d Dept Anesthesia and Intensive Care   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; TOURNIQUET;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; BRADYCARDIA; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; LIDOCAINE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 0029858745     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199611000-00023     Document Type: Article

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