Effectiveness of Phenylefrine in Prevention of Hypotension During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-02-21
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Hypotension in patients who are taken to surgery, is a very frequent complication, when the spinal anesthetical technique is used, associating this with significant adverse effects that can lead to morbidity specially in the obstetric patient. The objective of the study is determine if the phenylephrine used of prophylactic form, achieved to prevent the appearance of hypotension in obstetric patients led to Caesarea under spinal anesthesia.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Industrial de Santander
• Treatments: Oxymetazoline; Phenylephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• pregnant subjects who are to be delivered to cesarean section under subarachnoid anesthesia

• Gestational age >37 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnant subjects with:

• Hipertensive disorders in pregnancy

• Acute fetal distress

• Evidence of placental dysfunction

• History of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases

• hypersensitivity to phenylephrine

• Rejection of the patient