Effect of phenylephrine vs. ephedrine on frontal lobe oxygenation during caesarean section with spinal anesthesia: An open label randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 5 MAR, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Foss, Visti T ^a   Christensen, Robin ^b   Rokamp, Kim Z ^a   Nissen, Peter ^b   Secher, Niels H ^b   Nielsen, Henning B ^b  

^a NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cerebral autoregulation; Drug effect; Fetal; Heart rate; Near infrared spectroscopy; Vasoconstrictor agents

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FRONTAL LOBE OXYGENATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGENATION; PATIENT MONITORING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84897947675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00081     Document Type: Article

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