Cardiac index in term pregnant women in the sitting, lateral, and supine positions: An observational, crossover study

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 318-322

  Armstrong, Sarah ^a   Fernando, Roshan ^a   Columb, Malachy ^b   Jones, Tanya ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INDEX; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 79961026393     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31821f125c     Document Type: Article

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