Effects of a height and weight adjusted dose of local anaesthetic for spinal anaesthesia for elective Caesarean section

Anaesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 348-353

  Harten, J M ^a   Boyne, I ^b   Hannah, P ^a   Varveris, D ^a   Brown, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b TCCA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; CEFUROXIME; DIAMORPHINE; DICLOFENAC; EPHEDRINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OXYTOCIN; PARACETAMOL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NAUSEA; NOCICEPTION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; VOMITING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; HEROIN; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 15944413445     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04113.x     Document Type: Article

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