Ephedrine requirements during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery in Jordanian parturients: association with β2-adrenoceptor gene variants

BACKGROUND: Maternal hypotension after spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery is common. Many studies performed on the β2-adrenoceptor (β2AR) gene variants and their association with vasopressor requirements during and after neuroaxial block have contradictory conclusions. OBJECTIVES: The aim of th...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud M. Almustafa, Abdelkareem S. Al-Oweidi, Khaled R. Al-Zaben, Ibraheem Y. Qudaisat, Sami Abu-Halaweh, Subhi M. Alghanem, Islam M. Massad, Walid Samarah, Reem A. Al-Shaer, Said Ismail, Fawaz Khazawla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2016.29