Prophylactic glycopyrrolate prevents bradycardia after spinal anesthesia for Cesarean section: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled prospective trial with heart rate variability correlation

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 361-366

  Chamchad, Dmitri ^a,b,c   Horrow, Jay C ^c   Nakhamchik, Lev ^d   Sauter, John ^a   Roberts, Nancy ^a   Aronzon, Boris ^a   Gerson, Andrew ^a   Medved, Mikhail ^b  

^a LANKENAU HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LANKENAU INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Cesarean section; Heart rate variability; Obstetrical anesthesia; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MORPHINE SULFATE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRADYCARDIA; CAREGIVER; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRADYCARDIA; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLYCOPYRROLATE; HEART RATE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MORPHINE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79960935375     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: 18734529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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