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Maternal Care Bundle to Attenuate Hypotension in Cesarean Section

Egypt144 participantsStarted 2022-08-01

Plain-language summary

Cesarean Section (CS) is a common obstetric surgery that can be performed by both general or regional anaesthetic techniques. Hypotension is the most common complication of spinal anaesthesia, its incidence varying from 70% to 80 %, if severe, it can result in serious perinatal adverse outcomes, such as maternal nausea and vomiting, fetal acidosis and may be an important contributory factor for maternal death related to regional anaesthesia.

Who can participate

Age range21 Years – 40 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age more than 21 years old and less than 40 years. * Patients are ASA I (American Society of Anesthesiology physical status Grade I) = (normal healthy patients) or ASA II (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Grade II) = (patients with mild systemic disease and no functional limitations). * None laboring, at term with singleton uncomplicated pregnancies. * Delivery under spinal anesthesia, with height 150 to 180 cm * Body mass index of at most 40 kg/m2. Exclusion Criteria: * Parturient with peri-partum disorders as DM, HTN, cardiac diseases, bronchial asthma or bleeding disorders * Obesity: BMI \>40 * Any known allergy to local anesthetic drugs or ondansetron. * Apparent anatomical abnormalities or infections in the back region. * Bleeding disorders e.g., thrombocytopenia, high INR, high PT in the chronic liver or impaired kidney). * Refusal to participate in the study

What they're measuring

consumption of ephedrine

Timeframe: immediately at the end of the surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05468125

SponsorSuez Canal University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-11-20

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