Hemodynamic Measurements During Cesarean Section With Spinal Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of low dose versus standard dose spinal anesthesia with and without intravenous phenylephrine-infusion on blood pressure, cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Oxymetazoline; Phenylephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy pregnant women for elective cesarean section

Exclusion Criteria

• Shorter than 160 or taller than 180 cm

• Pre-pregnant body mass index (BMI) over 32