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Prophylactic continuous intravenous ephedrine infusion for elective Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2005

Y. Leykin  and
F. Rubulotta
Y. Leykin
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
F. Rubulotta
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , March 2003 , pp. 257 - 258
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© 2003 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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