Remifentanil for cesarean section under general anesthesia: effects on maternal stress hormone secretion and neonatal well-being: a randomized trial

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-136

  Draisci, G ^a   Valente, A ^a   Suppa, E ^a   Frassanito, L ^a   Pinto, R ^a   Meo, F ^a   De Sole, P ^a   Bossu E ^a   Zanfini, B A ^a  

^a Istituto di Chimica Clinica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Anesthesia; Cesarean section; General; Hormones; Infant Newborn; Obstetrical; Opioid; Piperidines adverse effects

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN; FENTANYL; GROWTH HORMONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NORADRENALIN; OXYTOCIN; PARACETAMOL; RANITIDINE; REMIFENTANIL;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MATERNAL STRESS; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PH; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UTERUS; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CESAREAN SECTION; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NOREPINEPHRINE; PIPERIDINES; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STRESS;

EID: 40849111432     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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