Vasopressors in Obstetrics

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-88

  Reidy, Jason ^a,b   Douglas, Joanne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; EPHEDRINE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; METARAMINOL; METHOXAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

BRADYCARDIA; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IRRITABILITY; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; OBSTETRICS; PREECLAMPSIA; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 39749195636     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2007.11.005     Document Type: Review

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