The effects of spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section on uterine and umbilical arterial pulsatility indexes in normotensive and chronic hypertensive pregnant women: a prospective, longitudinal study

<p style="text-align:justify;"> Background: Despite the known effects of neuraxial blockade on major vessel function and the rapid decrease in uterine vascular impedance, it is unclear how the blockade affects the utero-placental circulation in the near-term. We hypothesize that amo...

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Main Authors: Guedes-Martins, L, Graça, H, Saraiva, J, Guedes, L, Gaio, R, Cerdeira, A, Macedo, F, Almeida, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014