Head elevation in spinal-epidural anesthesia provides improved hemodynamics and appropriate sensory block height at caesarean section

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1122-1127

  Lee, Mi Hyeon ^a   Kim, Eun Mi ^a   Bae, Jun Hyeon ^a   Park, Sung Ho ^a   Chung, Mi Hwa ^a   Choi, Young Ryong ^a   Choi, Eun Mi ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anesthesia obstetrical; Anesthesia spinal; Caesarean section

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA PROCESSING; DERMATOME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEAD ELEVATION; HEAD POSITION; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NERVE BLOCK; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREMEDICATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; ADULT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEAD; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEAD; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84931063608     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2015.56.4.1122     Document Type: Article

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