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MEASUREMENT OF PERIPHERAL PERFUSION BY PULSE OXIMETRY AS AN EARLY PREDICTOR OF POSTSPINAL HYPOTENSION IN ELECTIVE LOWER SEGMENT CESAREAN SECTION .

PERFUSION INDEX AS AN EARLY PREDICTOR OF POSTSPINAL HYPOTENSION IN ELECTIVE LOWER SEGMENT CESAREAN SECTION.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/05/068038
Enrollment
140
Registered
2024-05-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O099- Supervision of high risk pregnancy, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

SHRI B M PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parturients posted for elective lower segment cesarean section. ASA GRADE I AND II Age between 20 and 35 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Placenta previa Preeclampsia Cardiovascular disease Cerebrovascular disease Gestational diabetes mellitus Contraindication to spinal anaesthesia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
evaluate the baseline perfusion index as a predictor of hypotension in parturients undergoing elective lscs under spinal anaesthesia.Timepoint: Perfusion Index calculated every minutes for 15 minutes and then every five minutes till the end of the surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the trend of PI before and after ephedrine and oxytocin administration. 2. To study the total requirement of intravenous fluids and ephedrine. 3. Assessment of fetal well-being by APGAR score. Timepoint: heart rate,Systolic bloodpressure,diastolic bloodpressure,spo2 calculated every minutes for 15 minutes and then every five minutes till the end of the surgery.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactK NIRMALA DEVI

Shri B M Patil Medical College,Hospital and Research Institute

nirmalakagalkar77@gmail.com8217618954

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026