Hypotension following combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section: Left lateral position vs. tilted supine position

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 428-431

  Mendonca, C ^b   Griffiths, J ^c   Ateleanu, B ^a   Collis, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; obstetric; Anaesthetic techniques; combined spinal epidural; Complications; hypotension; Surgery; Caesarean section

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0038702171     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03090.x     Document Type: Article

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