Combining intrathecal bupivacaine and meperidine during caesarean section to prevent spinal anaesthesia-induced hypotension and other side-effects

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1626-1636

  Atalay, C ^a   Aksoy, M ^a   Aksoy, A N ^b   Dogan, N ^a   Kursad H ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Nenehatun Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics; Bupivacaine; Caesarean section; Intraoperative hypotension; Meperidine; Spinal anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; LIDOCAINE; MARCAINE SPINAL HEAVY; PETHIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CESAREAN SECTION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERBARISM; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRURITUS; SHIVERING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

EID: 78449289500     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800507     Document Type: Article

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