Is ephedrine infusion more effective at preventing hypotension than traditional prehydration during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section in African parturients?

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 294-299

  Desalu, I ^a,b   Kushimo, O T ^a  

^a LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anaesthetic technique; Complications; Ephedrine; Fluid therapy; Hypotension; Obstetric; Pharmacology; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; RANITIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TITRIMETRY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 26244449345     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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