Hotly debated topics in obstetric anesthesiology 2008: A theory of relativity

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 74, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 409-424

  Birnbach, D J ^a   Soens, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, spinal; Cesarean section; Ephedrine; Hypotension; Oxygen; Phenylephrine; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; ERGOT ALKALOID; FENTANYL; FREE RADICAL; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BLOOD PH; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CRYSTALLOID; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FACE MASK; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; REACTIVE HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL WOUND; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 48749122570     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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