Profound hypotension: ethical considerations.
The use of profound induced hypotension to provide better operating conditions for surgery is long established. However, it is a controversial technique and it may be argued that it is inappropriate in modern anaesthetic practice. A currently used technique is reviewed against the benchmark of a lawsuit concerning profound hypotension.
Jones
Andrew G
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Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Liverpool University Hospitals Trust, Liverpool L7 8XP.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007023:Hypotension, Controlled / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards; D008318:Malpractice; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000592:standards