Changes in heart rate variability may reflect sympatholysis during spinal anaesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1297-1304

  Hanss, R ^a   Ohnesorge, H ^a   Kaufmann, M ^a   Gaupp, R ^a   Ledowski, T ^a   Steinfath, M ^a   Scholz, J ^a   Bein, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Heart rate; Hypotension; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 35348934927     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01455.x     Document Type: Article

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