Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine
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Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med · Oct 2015
Observational StudyCardiovascular effects of low-dose spinal anaesthesia as a function of age: An observational study using echocardiography.
Spinal anaesthesia (SA) is a widely used technique of regional anaesthesia but hypotension is an adverse effect commonly observed, especially in elderly patients. ⋯ Hypotension is more frequent among elderly patients, even after low-dose SA. Known age-related changes in cardiovascular performance, such as impaired myocardial relaxation and decreased systolic function could be responsible for the decrease in cardiac output (CO) and SVR seen in these patients.
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Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med · Oct 2015
Letter Case ReportsAn unexplained hypokalemia: Consider energy drinks.