Small dose spinal bupivacaine for Cesarean delivery does not reduce hypotension but accelerates motor recovery

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 531-537

  Bryson, George L ^a   MacNeil, Robert ^a   Jeyaraj, Leo M ^b   Rosaeg, Ola P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INFUSION FLUID; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; OXYTOCIN; RANITIDINE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 34447644791     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03022316     Document Type: Article

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