Skin conductance as a means to predict hypotension following spinal anaesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1342-1347

  Ledowski, T ^a,b,d   Preuss, J ^a   Kapila, R ^c   Ford, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypotension; Skin conductance; Spinal anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 54049097093     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01697.x     Document Type: Article

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