Hemodynamic responses to an epinephrine test dose in adults during epidural or combined epidural-general anesthesia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-101

  Liu, Spencer S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPINEPHRINE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030015210     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199607000-00017     Document Type: Article

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