Ephedrine Versus Phenylephrine for the Management of Hypotension During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section: An Updated Meta-Analysis

CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 591-597

  Lin, Fu Qing ^a   Qiu, Man Tang ^b   Ding, Xiang Xiang ^b   Fu, Shu Kun ^a   Li, Quan ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Ephedrine; Hypotension; Phenylephrine; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; PHENYLEPHRINE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84863522426     PISSN: 17555930     EISSN: 17555949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5949.2012.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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