Epinephrine infiltration of scalp or nasal mucosa induces what kind of changes in blood pressure under general anesthesia: Hypertension or hypotension?

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-80

  Yang, Jian Jun ^a   Yu, Hong Mei ^a   Peng, Yong G ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCULATION; CRANIOTOMY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROSURGERY; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; NASAL MUCOSA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SCALP;

EID: 75149152480     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e3181b7d0b1     Document Type: Letter

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