Cesarean section is one of the commonly performed surgical procedures in the world. Once baby is delivered during the surgical procedure anesthesiologist administer Oxytocin drug through IV cannula which helps the Uterus to contract so that excessive blood loss doesnt occur. But this is associated with fall in blood pressure frequently requiring administration of medications to treat low blood pressure. The most frequently used drug is phenylephrine which can administered along with oxytocin to prevent fall in blood pressure. This study will compare to different doses of Phenylephrine to prevent fall in blood pressure.
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Number of Hypotensive episodes
Timeframe: Number of hypotensive episodes occuring upto 10 minutes after administration of Oxytocin and Phenylephrine
Farwa Javed Principal Investigator, MBBS