Comparison of two different approaches to hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery: Effects on neonatal and maternal wellbeing

Acta Biomedica

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-52

  Zasa, Michele ^a,b   Conci, Eleonora ^a   Marchignoli, Alessandro ^a   Pini, Rita ^a   Passeri, Lorenzo ^a   Fanelli, Guido ^a   Cornini, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Clinica Mobile nel Mondo World Motorbike Championship (MotoGP and WSBK) Medical Division   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cesarean section; Complication; Ephedrine; Hypotension; Neonatal outcome; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; MORPHINE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 84942237374     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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