Is a relatively high pre-spinal heart rate associated with reduced efficacy of prophylactic vasopressor during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section?

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268-269

  Cooper, D W ^a   Schofield, L ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESSOR RESPONSE; SITTING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PHENYLEPHRINE; PREGNANCY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 79959610934     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2011.04.002     Document Type: Letter

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