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Norepinephrine vs. Phenylephrine In Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery with Spinal Anesthesia

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November 2021

Norepinephrine vs. Phenylephrine In Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery with Spinal Anesthesia

Vol: 129| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Hemodynamic effects of norepinephrine versus phenylephrine infusion for prophylaxis against spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension in the elderly population undergoing hip fracture surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

Korean J Anesthesiol . 2021 Aug;74(4):308-316.

Contributing Authors:
M Mostafa A Hasanin MY Taha M Elsayad FA Haggag O Taalab A Rady B Abdelhamid

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Sixty eight patients scheduled for a hip fracture surgery under spinal anesthetic were randomized to receive a norepinephrine (NE) infusion (n=34) or phenylephrine (PE) infusion (n=34). The outcomes of interest included mean heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac output, and incidence of hypotension and hypertension. There was no episodes of hypotension in either group. The NE group demonstrated a si...

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