Should α-agonists be used as first line management of spinal hypotension?

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-245

  Vallejo, Manuel C ^a   Ramanathan, Sivam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN; EPHEDRINE; HETASTARCH; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; METARAMINOL; METHOXAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

CESAREAN SECTION; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; SHEEP; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0141997315     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(03)00070-0     Document Type: Editorial

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