Overview

Phenylephrine and Hypotension During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-05-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
Female
Summary
Pregnant women with a positive preoperative Supine stress test were found to be a subgroup at increased risk of symptomatic hypotension after spinal anesthesia
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Treatments:
Anesthetics
Ephedrine
Oxymetazoline
Phenylephrine
Pseudoephedrine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

Physical status ASA I, A full term pregnancy A single fetus Elective cesarean section.

Exclusion Criteria:

Refusal of the patient to participate in the study History of hypertension
Pregnancy-induced hypertension Cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease Fetal
abnormalities History of hypersensitivity to the drugs used Contraindications to spinal
block.