Why the study?
Does epidural anaesthesia alter left ventricular diameters and hormonal parameters during the onset of bradycardia in subjects?
Population
8 subjects undergoing epidural anaesthesia
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
25 minutes
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for LV diameter reduction preceding bradycardia during epidural anesthesia; larger studies needed before clinical adoption.
Does epidural anaesthesia alter left ventricular diameters and hormonal parameters during the onset of bradycardia in subjects?
Bradycardia during epidural anaesthesia is associated with reduced left ventricular diameters and hormonal changes indicative of central blood volume depletion and increased vagal tone.
Jacobsen et al. (1992) studied this question.
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