Effect of adding dopexamine to intraoperative volume expansion in patients undergoing major elective abdominal surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 619-624

  Stone, M D ^a   Wilson, R J T ^a   Cross, J ^a   Williams, B T ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Complications, morbidity; Monitoring, intraoperative; Pharmacology, agonists adrenergic; Surgery, abdominal

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DOPEXAMINE; ISOFLURANE; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242407717     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg245     Document Type: Article

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