Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jun 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial[Practice of spinal anesthesia in a developing country: usefulness of vascular preloading with a 7.5% hypertonic saline solution].
To assess the efficacy of hypertonic saline for prevention of arterial hypotension in patients undergoing spinal anaesthesia in Niger. ⋯ Hypertonic saline prevents efficiently the occurrence of hypotension during spinal anaesthesia. Considering its ease of preparation, the lack of adverse effects, in patients not suffering arterial hypertension or congestive heart failure, and low cost, hypertonic saline is well adapted for use in a developing country, if isotonic solutions are not available.