Impact of cafedrine/theodrenaline (Akrinor®) on therapy of maternal hypotension during spinal anesthesia for Cesarean delivery: A retrospective study

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 515-524

  Clemens, K E ^a   Quednau, I ^a   Heller, A R ^b   Klaschik, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, spinal; Cafedrine; Cesarean section; Drug combination; Hypotension; Theodrenaline

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CAFEDRINE PLUS THEODRENALINE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NAUSEA; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRURITUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHIVERING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL RECORDS; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; THEOPHYLLINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 79952237313     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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