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Showing 1 to 20 of 101 for “"hypotension"”.
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Post-Exercise Hypotension in Brief Exercise
… 30 minutes, can effectively elicit post-exercise hypotension (PEH). Secondly, it is important to explore whether a light (40% VO2R) or moderate (70% VO2R) intensity is required to elicit PEH within 10 minutes. Subjects (N=11) completed a VO2max test utilizing the Bruce Treadmill protocol. Each …
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Effects of Pre-Workout Caffeine Supplementation on Post-Exercise Hypotension
<p>Post-exercise hypotension (PEH) is believed to play a major role in the antihypertensive health benefits of exercise. While it has been shown that resistance exercise is effective at eliciting PEH, commonly consumed sports supplements may attenuate or completely eliminate that response. …
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The role of gastric and small intestinal mechanisms in postprandial hypotension.
Postprandial hypotension, defined as a fall in systolic blood pressure of ≥ 20 mmHg, within two hours of a meal, leading to syncope, falls, dizziness and angina, occurs frequently in the elderly and is now recognised as an important clinical problem. In healthy young and older individuals, meal …
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Controlled Arterial Hypotension in Shoulder Surgery // Контролирана артериална хипотензия при раменна хирургия
Controlled hypotension, namely the targeted lowering of systemic arterial pressure, has become established as a technique in various surgical procedures to reduce intraoperative blood loss and improve the visibility of the operative field. To achieve controlled hypotension, various methods and …
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Prophylactic Ondansetron Administration to Attentuate Spinal Anesthesia-Induced Hypotension in Cesarean Section
… to attenuate spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension (SAIH) in cesarean section. Knowledge acquisition and the intent to change practice will be measured to determine the impact. Background: Spinal anesthesia is a preferred technique in managing obstetric patients having cesarean section …
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An investigation into the mechanisms, consequences and moderators of intradialytic hypotension in paediatric haemodialysis
… However evidence is mounting implicating hypotension and not hypertension as the predominant risk factor for mortality. I demonstrated a 20-30% prevalence of intradialytic symptoms and hypotension in children during conventional, 4 hour haemodialysis (HD) sessions. The declining blood …
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Exercise, arterial pressure control & systemic O2 tension : implications for post exercise hypotension in hypertension
… investigating the phenomenon of post exercise hypotension in the human condition of pre (borderline)-hypertension. Study one investigated the effects of an acute bout of 30-minutes upright cycling on post exercise haemodynamics and compared the results to a non-exercise control condition. 9 …
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The use of phenylephrine to obtund oxytocin induced hypotension and tachycardia during elective caesarean section
… Oxytocin causes clinically significant hypotension and tachycardia. This study examined whether the prior administration of phenylephrine obtunds these unwanted haemodynamic effects. Methods: Forty pregnant women undergoing elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia were …
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The prevalence of hypotension and hypoxaemia in the prehospital setting of traumatic brain injury in Johannesburg, Gauteng
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A comparison of two treatment protocols in the management of exercise-associated postural hypotension (EAPH) : a randomised clinical trial
… protocols for Exercise Associated Postural Hypotension (EAPH) (Trendelenburg with oral fluids ad libitum or intravenous fluids) result in quicker recovery and earlier discharge from the medical facility.
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Is maternal hypotension during pregnancy and/or posterior located placenta associated with increased risk of stillbirth? A case-control study
Title: Is maternal hypotension during pregnancy and/or posterior located placenta associated with increased risk of stillbirth? Design: A retrospective case-controlled study comparing a group of stillbirths with a live born control group matched for maternal age, baby gender, gestational age and …
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The Effects Orthostatic Hypotension has on Falls: A study done in San Francisco with the Patient Population of the Veterans Affairs Hospital
<p>The Effects Orthostatic Hypotension has on Falls: A Study Done in San Francisco Represented</p> <p>Population of the Veterans Affairs Hoapital</p> <p>The global AIM of this project is to Identify patients that are at risk for Orthostatic Hypotension (OH) with in the first 24 hours of addmission. …
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The association between perioperative risk factors and the method of anaesthesia, and maternal and neonatal outcomes following caesarean delivery in Africa: a sub-study of a 7-day prospective observational cohort study
… of anaesthesia and i) pre- and post-delivery hypotension, ii) severe anaesthesia complications, iii) maternal mortality, and iv) neonatal mortality. In addition, the association was examined between pre-delivery intraoperative hypotension and neonatal outcomes. The primary outcomes were …
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Validation of a new method of determining cardiac output in neonatal foals
Hypotension is a common finding in hospitalized, critically ill neonatal foals. Hypotension may be a function of low cardiac output or increased cardiac output and decreased systemic vascular resistance. In the first instance, treatment would include fluids and/or inotropes and in the second, …
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A randomised comparison of bolus phenylephrine and ephedrine for the management of spinal hypotension in patients with severe preeclampsia and a non-reassuring fetal heart rate trace
… delivery show that ephedrine used for spinal hypotension is associated with increased fetal acidosis compared with phenylephrine. This has not been investigated prospectively in severe preeclampsia. Methods: Patients with severe preeclampsia requiring caesarean delivery for a non- reassuring …
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Spinalanästhesie zur Sectio caesarea - eine neuartige ``high-volume, low-concentration´´ -Technik
… für die Sectio caesarea um Nebenwirkungen wie Hypotension, Übelkeit und postspinale Kopfschmerzen zu reduzieren.
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A systematic review of outcomes associated with withholding or continuing angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) prior to noncardiac surgery
… to the increased incidence of post induction hypotension, however have failed to correlate this with adverse patient outcomes. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine whether continuation or withholding ACE-I or ARB therapy in the perioperative period is associated with mortality and …
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Markers of Prognosis in Neurodegenerative Dementia
… 17±1. III. Patients with persistent orthostatic hypotension exhibited shorter length-of-survival compared to patients with no or mild orthostatic hypotension. Patients with constipation and / or urinary incontinence, in addition to persistent orthostatic hypotension, had the shortest survival. …
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Impact of secondary insults on the outcome of paediatric traumatic brain injury : a retrospective cross sectional study at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town
… data was examined for the frequency of hypoxia, hypotension, raised ICP, and low cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP). ICP parameters included initial ICP, mean ICP in the first 24 hours, mean ICP overall, peak ICP, mean ICP over 20 mmHg, and episodes of ICP over 20 mmHg. Hypotension was defined by …
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