Pathology influences blood pressure change following vagal stimulation in an animal intubation model.

PURPOSE: The haemodynamic response to critical care intubation is influenced by the use of sedation and relaxant drugs and the activation of the vagal reflex. It has been hypothesized that different disease states may have a contrasting effect on the cardiovascular response to vagal stimulation. Our...

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Main Authors: Peter Jones, Laurent Guillaud, Christophe Desbois, Jean-Francois Benoist, Helene Combrisson, Stephane Dauger, Mark J Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3749158?pdf=render