Heart rate variability as a predictor of hypotension after spinal anesthesia in hypertensive patients

Heart rate variability as a predictor of hypotension after spinal anesthesia in hypertensive patients

BackgroundHypotension is a common phenomenon after spinal anesthesia in hypertensive patients. We investigated whether heart rate variability could predict the occurrence of hypotension after spinal anesthesia in hypertensive patients.MethodsForty-one patients undergoing spinal anesthesia were inclu...

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Main Authors: Tae Dong Kweon, So Yeon Kim, Sung Ah Cho, Ji Hoon Kim, Young Ran Kang, Yang-Sik Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2013-10-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:
hypertension
hypotension
parasympathetic nervous system
spinal anesthesia
sympathetic nervous system
Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-65-317.pdf

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