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Ephedrine and Phenylephrine Use during Cesarean Delivery
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Gambling, David R. McLaughin, Kimberly Robbins |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | Journal: Anesthesiology We read with interest the articles by Ngan Kee et al. 1 and Dyer et al. ,2 as well as the editorial by Smiley,3 all of which concern comparisons of phenylephrine and ephedrine for the treatment of hypotension associated with spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery (CD). It is reassuring to know that phenylephrine can be used safely in this setting, something that I (D.R.G.) have advocated to residents and colleagues for more than 10 yr. However, it is important to remember that ephedrine too has been used safely for decades to treat hypotension after induction of spinal anesthesia for CD. Therefore, it is crucial that the results of these recent studies are put into perspective and do not lead to an imposed or voluntary discontinuation of ephedrine use during CD. The reasons for this are as follows: |
| Related Links | http://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/data/journals/jasa/931093/0000542-201005000-00047.pdf http://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/data/Journals/JASA/931093/0000542-201005000-00047.pdf |
| Ending Page | 1288 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| Starting Page | 1287 |
| ISSN | 00033022 |
| e-ISSN | 15281175 |
| DOI | 10.1097/aln.0b013e3181d5e2ce |
| Journal | Anesthesiology |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Volume Number | 112 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publisher Date | 2010-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Anesthesiology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine |
