Norepinephrine Addition in Spinal Anesthesia of Caesarean Section

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The objective is to compare efficacy of prophylactic norepinephrine bolus versus Infusion in prevention of hypotension which occurs frequently after spinal anesthesia for caesarean section. The authors hypothesize that prophylactic norepinephrine bolus is as effective as infusion in Prevention of hypotension after spinal anesthesia in caesarean section

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Fayoum University Hospital
• Treatments: Norepinephrine; Pharmaceutical Solutions

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 - 45 years

• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification II or III

• Elective caesarean section under spinal anesthesia

• Normal singleton pregnancy beyond 36 weeks gestation

• Weight 50-100 kg, height 150-180 cm

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient refusal

• Allergy or hypersensitivity to norepinephrine

• Diabetes, excluding gestational diabetes

• Preexisting or pregnancy-induced hypertension

• Arrhythmia

• Cerebrovascular disease

• Known fetal abnormality or fetal distress

• Any contraindication to spinal anesthesia

• Use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors, triptyline or imipramine antidepressants