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Reflections on hypotension during Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia: do we need to use colloid?

L’hypotension pendant la césarienne sous rachianesthésie: devons-nous utiliser des colloïdes?

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia volume 47, Article number: 607 (2000) Cite this article

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Weeks, S. Reflections on hypotension during Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia: do we need to use colloid?. Can J Anaesth 47, 607 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03018990

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