Prevention of hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section: Ephedrine infusion versus crystalloid preloading

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-436

  Kundra, Sandeep ^a   Abraham, V ^b   Afzal, L ^b  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Crystalloid; Ephedrine infusion; Spinal hypotension

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BOLUS INJECTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOID; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PROPHYLAXIS; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 55449088585     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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