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OBSERVATIONS OF BLOOD PRESSURE, PULSE, RESPIRATION AND FLOW OF URINE AND BILE

PAUL H. LORHAN, M.D.; J. G. SCHNEDORF, M.D., Ph.D.

Arch Surg. 1941;43(1):94-100.

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Since Tainter and Stockton's¹ original report on the effectiveness of neo-synephrin as a systemic vasoconstrictor stimulant, its use as a vasopressor drug for spinal anesthesia has been reported by numerous investigators.² These workers have reported its effect in elevating and sustaining the blood pressure during spinal anesthesia. The associated bradycardia has also been discussed thoroughly.

The action of neo-synephrin on the respiration has been briefly commented on by Tainter and Throndson³ and by Tainter, Throndson and Moose⁴ in conjunction with its use in solutions of procaine hydrochloride as a local anesthetic for dental nerve blocking. Their results indicated that the action of neo-synephrin on the respiration is not of great clinical significance.

Data relative to the effects of neo-synephrin on urinary excretion are meager. Boyd⁵ reported that 0.5 cc. of a 0.01 per cent solution of neosynephrin hydrochloride caused a marked antidiuretic action analogous to . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
KANSAS CITY, KAN.

From the Hixon Laboratory for Medical Research, the University of Kansas.

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