A comparative study of infusions of phenylephrine, ephedrine and phenylephrine plus ephedrine on maternal haemodynamics in elective caesarean section

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 578-583

  Das, Sabyasachi ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Soma ^a   Mandal, Mohanchandra ^a   Mandal, Sukanta ^a   Basu, Sekhar Ranjan ^a  

^a NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Elective caesarean section; Hypotension; Spinal anaesthesia; Vasopressors

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INFUSION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 84855464426     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.90612     Document Type: Article

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