Comparative efficacy and safety of prophylactic norepinephrine and phenylephrine in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis

• Main Authors: Peng Liu (Author), Hong He (Author), Shan-Shan Zhang (Author), Yun Liang (Author), Zi-Jun Gao (Author), Hui Yuan (Author), Bu-Huai Dong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Phenylephrine is the first-line drug used to maintain blood pressure in cesarean delivery. However, it poses a high risk of bradycardia and depression of cardiac activity in pregnant women. Consequently, norepinephrine has gained popularity over the recent years, as an alternative to Phe...