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World J Clin Cases. Jan 16, 2015; 3(1): 58-64
Published online Jan 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i1.58
Published online Jan 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i1.58
Vasopressors in obstetric anesthesia: A current perspective
Deb Sanjay Nag, Devi Prasad Samaddar, Abhishek Chatterjee, Himanshu Kumar, Ankur Dembla, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur 831011, India
Author contributions: Nag DS and Samaddar DP conceived the concept and the structure of the review; Nag DS, Samaddar DP, Chatterjee A, Kumar H and Dembla A searched the literature and wrote the review; Nag DS and Samaddar DP edited its final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Deb Sanjay Nag, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur 831011, India. debsanjay@gmail.com
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Received: July 26, 2014
Peer-review started: July 27, 2014
First decision: August 14, 2014
Revised: August 25, 2014
Accepted: October 23, 2014
Article in press: December 23, 2014
Published online: January 16, 2015
Processing time: 172 Days and 0.9 Hours
Peer-review started: July 27, 2014
First decision: August 14, 2014
Revised: August 25, 2014
Accepted: October 23, 2014
Article in press: December 23, 2014
Published online: January 16, 2015
Processing time: 172 Days and 0.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Phenylephrine has emerged as the vasopressor of choice in Obstetrics. However, the present recom-mendations are essentially based on studies conducted in elective Cesarean sections. Further studies are needed in emergency and high risk Cesarean sections in order to clarify whether there is a benefit of phenyl-ephrine over other vasopressors.