Prophylactic effects of systemic oral ephedrine in spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension during transurethral prostatectomy

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-150

  Eroglu, Fusun ^a,b   Yavuz, Lutfi ^a   Ceylan, Berit Gokce ^a   Sevin, Guven ^a   Soyupek, Sedat ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Balikci Sokak   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ephedrine; Hypotension; Spinal anesthesia; Transurethral resection of the prostate

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; EPHEDRINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT CODING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; EPHEDRINE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMEDICATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0037734034     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590310008893     Document Type: Article

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