Ephedrine and phenylephrine use during cesarean delivery

Anesthesiology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1287-1288

  Gambling, David R ^a,b   McLaughin, Kimberly Robbins ^c  

^a SHARP HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; EPHEDRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

APGAR SCORE; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG SAFETY; FETUS DEATH; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 77951691967     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181d5e2ce     Document Type: Letter

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