The use of Vasopressors for the Prevention and Treatment of Hypotension Secondary to Regional Anesthesia for Cesarean Section

Evidence-based Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 101-107

  Halpern, Stephen H ^a   Chochinov, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Ephedrine; Spinal and epidural anesthesia; Uterine and umbilical blood flow; Vasopressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889325286     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988343.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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