A Prospective Observational Study of Perfusion Index in Predicting Hypotension Following Sub-Arachnoid Block in Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Orthopedic Surgeries. (Preprint)
Abstract:BACKGROUND
Sub-arachnoid block (SAB) is often associated with hypotension due to changes in intravascular volume, tone of vessels and cardiac output. Sympatholytic effect of SAB causes hypotension which is exaggerated in elderly, hypovolemic and cardiac patients, thus increasing the incidence of myocardial ischemia. Perfusion index (PI), derived from pulse oximeter, is a relatively newer and non-invasive parameter to measure the vascular tone (1,2). Changes in baseline peripheral vascul… Show more
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