Maternal hypotension during spinal anesthesia for caesarean delivery

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-73

  Mercier, F J ^a   Auge M ^a   Hoffmann, C ^a   Fischer, C ^a   Le Gouez, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, spinal; Cesarean section; Vasoconstrictor agents

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; EPHEDRINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HETASTARCH; MEPHENTERMINE; METARAMINOL; METHOXAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ACIDOSIS; ANTICIPATION; AORTOCAVAL COMPRESSION; ARTERY COMPRESSION; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION STOCKING; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CRYSTALLOID; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FETUS DISEASE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MONITOR; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 84876249250     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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