MATERNAL AND UMBILICAL CORD PLASMA NORADRENALINE CONCENTRATIONS DURING LABOUR WITH AND WITHOUT SEGMENTAL EXTRADURAL ANALGESIA, AND DURING CAESAREAN SECTION

Serial measurements of maternal and umbilical cord plasma noradernaline concentrations were obtained in 10 patients undergoing normal vaginal delivery with segmental extradural analgesia, in 10 patients undergoing normal vaginal delivery without extradural analgesia, and in 12 patients undergoing el...

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Published in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1984-03, Vol.56 (3), p.251-255
Main Authors: JOUPPILA, R., PUOLAKKA, J., KAUPPILA, A., VUORI, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal surgery. Urology. Gynecology. Obstetrics
Anesthesia
Anesthesia depending on type of surgery
Anesthesia, Epidural
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia, Obstetrical
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cesarean Section
Female
Fetal Blood - analysis
Humans
Labor, Obstetric
Medical sciences
Norepinephrine - blood
Pregnancy
Stress, Physiological - physiopathology
Time Factors
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Summary:Serial measurements of maternal and umbilical cord plasma noradernaline concentrations were obtained in 10 patients undergoing normal vaginal delivery with segmental extradural analgesia, in 10 patients undergoing normal vaginal delivery without extradural analgesia, and in 12 patients undergoing elective Caesarean section under general anaesthesia. Maternal noradrenaline concentrations increased significantly during delivery in all three groups, the peak concentrations occurring at delivery. However, the increase in the maternal noradrenaline concentration during delivery in the extradural group was lower than in the non-extradural group (P
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/56.3.251