A randomized double-blinded comparison of ephedrine, phenylephrine and mephentermine infusions to maintain blood pressure during spinal anaesthesia for cesarean delivery: The effects on fetal acid-base status and haemodynamic control

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 427-432

  Mahajan, Lakshmi ^a   Anand, Lakesh K ^b   Gombar, K K ^c  

^a SGRD Institute of Medical Sciences and Research   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^c INSCOL   (India)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; spinal; Complication; hypotension; Mephentermine; Phenylepherine; Surgery; caesarean section; Vasopressors; ephedrine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; MEPHENTERMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ACID BASE BALANCE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 70350451716     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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