Perioperative Vasovagal Syncope with Focus on Obstetric Anesthesia

Perioperative Vasovagal Syncope with Focus on Obstetric Anesthesia

Vasovagal syncope refers to a reflex cardiovascular depression that gives rise to loss of consciousness with bradycardia and profound vasodilatation. This response commonly occurs during regional anesthesia, hemorrhage or supine inferior vena cava compression in pregnancy. The changes in circulatory...

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Main Authors: Pei-Shan Tsai, Chih-Ping Chen, Ming-Song Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-09-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Subjects:
anesthesia
asystole
bradycardia
hemorrhage
vasovagal syncope
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455909602266

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