Prophylactic use of vasopressors for reduction of spinal anaesthesia-induced hypotension during caesarean section

Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-50

  Gomaa, Gihan Abdel ^a,b   Elewa, Sherif A ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ephedrine; Hypotension; Phenylephrine; Spinal anaesthesia; Vasopressors

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0242268379     PISSN: 11101849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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