Influence of injection rate of hyperbaric bupivacaine on spinal block in parturients: A randomized trial

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 290-295

  Singh, Sudha Indu ^a,b   Morley Fosters, Patricia K ^a   Shamsah, Mohammed ^a   Butler, Ron ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NERVE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

EID: 34249788745     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03022774     Document Type: Article

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