The effect of exogenous epinephrine on the incidence of hypotensive/bradycardic events during shoulder surgery in the sitting position during interscalene block

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 583-588

  Sia, Salvatore ^a,b   Sarro, Francesca ^a   Lepri, Antonella ^a   Bartoli, Maurizio ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METOPROLOL; MIDAZOLAM; SEDATIVE AGENT; URAPIDIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEZOLD JARISCH REFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSITION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SITTING;

EID: 0041846738     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000070232.06352.48     Document Type: Article

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