The effects of intravenous ephedrine during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 883-888

  Kol, Iclal Ozdemir ^a   Kaygusuz, Kenan ^a   Gursoy, Sinan ^a   Cetin, Ali ^a   Kahramanoglu, Zeki ^a   Ozkan, Fikret ^a   Mimaroglu, Caner ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cesarean section; Ephedrine; Hypotension; Spinal

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CESAREAN SECTION; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 75349114315     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.5.883     Document Type: Article

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