Sequential compression device with thigh-high sleeves supports mean arterial pressure during Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 695-698

  Adsumelli, R S N ^a   Steinberg, E S ^a   Schabel, J E ^a   Saunders, T A ^a   Poppers, P J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, obstetric; Anaesthesia, obstetric, Caesarean section; Anaesthetic techniques, intrathecal; Anaesthetic techniques, subarachnoid; Arterial pressure; Complications, hypotension

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; GLUCOSE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; MORPHINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPRESSION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THIGH;

EID: 0242551144     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg248     Document Type: Article

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