Reduction of bupivacaine dose in spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section may improve maternal sat isfaction by reducing incidence of low blood pressure episodes

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 673-678

  Mebazaa, Mhamed S ^a   Ouerghi, Sonia ^b   ben Meftah, Riadh ^a   ben Cheikh, Maamoun ^a   Mestiri, Tahar ^b   ben Ammar, Mohamed S ^a  

^a MONGI SLIM HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b ABDERRAHMAN MAMI HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Caesarean delivery; Hypotension; Nausea; Regional anaesthesia; Spinal anaesthesia; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77956323373     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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