The head-down tilt position decreases vasopressor requirement during hypotension following induction of anaesthesia in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft and valvular heart surgeries

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-50

  Kim, Hyun J ^a   Lee, Jung Man ^a   Kim, Jun H ^a   Hong, Deok M ^a   Jeon, Yunseok ^a   Roh, Young Jin ^a   Lim, Young J ^a   Bahk, Jae Hyon ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Blood pressure; Head down tilt; Hypotension; Vasoconstrictor agents

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 79951496061     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e3283408a0f     Document Type: Article

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