A randomised double-blind trial of phenylephrine and metaraminol infusions for prevention of hypotension during spinal and combined spinal–epidural anaesthesia for elective caesarean section

Anaesthesia

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 609-617

  McDonnell, N J ^a,b   Paech, M J ^a   Muchatuta, N A ^c   Hillyard, S ^d   Nathan, E A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Rockingham General Hospital   (Australia)

^e Women and Infants Research Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

cardiovascular effects; fetal blood gas values; neuraxial anaesthesia; spinal hypotension; treatment; uterine blood flow determinants

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; METARAMINOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTIVE CAESAREAN SECTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VOMITING; ACID BASE BALANCE; BLOOD; ELECTIVE SURGERY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LACTIC ACID; METARAMINOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85017558686     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13836     Document Type: Article

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