The Importance of Mercury Speciation in the Association of Mercury Exposure During Pregnancy with Elevated Maternal Blood Pressure

Epidemiology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. S220
Author(s):  
Ellen M Wells ◽  
Carl P Verdon ◽  
Jeff Jarrett ◽  
Kathleen L Caldwell ◽  
Frank Witter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Maternal Blood ◽  
Mercury Exposure ◽  
Mercury Speciation ◽  
Exposure During Pregnancy ◽  
Maternal Blood Pressure

scholarly journals Associations of maternal blood pressure-raising polygenic risk scores with fetal weight

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsegaselassie Workalemahu ◽  
Mohammad L. Rahman ◽  
Marion Ouidir ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Cuilin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Maternal Blood ◽  
Fetal Weight ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
Polygenic Risk ◽  
Maternal Blood Pressure

Norepinephrine as an Alternative in Hypotension Prophylaxis During Cesarean Sectionunder Spinal Anesthesia

QJM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed I Shahin ◽  
Ayman M Kamaly ◽  
Mohamed Saleh ◽  
Ashraf E El-Agamy
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Spinal Anesthesia ◽  
Cesarean Delivery ◽  
Hypotensive Effect ◽  
Maternal Blood ◽  
Cesarean Sections ◽  
Fluid Loading ◽  
Elective Cesarean ◽  
Spinal Hypotension ◽  
Maternal Blood Pressure

Abstract Background Spinal anesthesia is the preferred method for elective cesarean sections (C.S.) due to considerable risks regarding airway management associated with physiological changes of pregnancy. Hypotension is reported to occur in up to 80% of spinal anesthesia cases. Many approaches have been investigated to prevent spinal hypotension, e.g., fluid loading, vasopressors, or both. Thus we compare the administration of intermittent I.V. boluses of norepinephrine and ephedrine to guard against the hypotensive effect of spinal anesthesia during cesarean delivery. Patients and Methods 120 female patients undergoing electiveC.S.were randomly divided into “group-E” for Ephedrine and “group-N” for Norepinephrine. Results Compared with ephedrine, norepinephrine maintained maternal blood pressure and uterine artery blood flow. Further, it was associated with lower numbers of hypotension and hypertension episodes and less frequency of bradycardia and tachycardia during cesarean delivery. Conclusion Norepinephrine can be used as an alternative vasopressor to maintain maternal blood pressure during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery, with no adverse effect on neonatal outcome.

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