Intravenous dexmedetomidine infusion for labour analgesia in patient with preeclampsia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-87

  Abu Halaweh, Sami A ^a   Al Oweidi, Abdel Kareem S ^a   Abu Malooh, Hadeel ^a   Zabalawi, Majd ^a   Alkazaleh, Fawaz ^a   Abu Ali, Hamdi ^a   Ramsay, Michael A E ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREECLAMPSIA; ANALGESIA; DRUG EFFECT; HEMODYNAMICS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 64849097964     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b000e000000f3fb     Document Type: Letter

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