Ephedrine and phenylephrine for treatment of maternal hypotension [9]

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 804-805

  Erkinaro, Tiina ^a   Alahuhta, S ^a   Rasanen J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; EPHEDRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; LACTIC ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CESAREAN SECTION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FETUS CIRCULATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; NOTE; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SHEEP; ACIDOSIS; BLOOD GAS; BLOOD PH; FETUS ACID BASE BALANCE; FETUS BLOOD; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; HYPOTENSION; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SHEEP; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33646880995     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael089     Document Type: Letter

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