Different Approaches to Maternal Hypotension During Cesarean Section
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The aim of this study is to compare two different therapeutic approaches to blood pressure
reduction: pharmacological vs. non-pharmacological. The setting is that of patients
undergoing scheduled Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia and suffering from aorta-caval
compression syndrome, which causes a sudden drop in blood pressure.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Parma
Collaborator:
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Treatments:
Anesthetics Anesthetics, Local Atropine Bupivacaine Central Nervous System Stimulants Ephedrine Morphine Pharmaceutical Solutions Pseudoephedrine