Pregnancy
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status 1 or 2 normotensive non-labouring parturients with term singleton pregnancies who are scheduled for elective Caesarean section and who have been judged suitable and have agreed to have for spinal anaesthesia according to usual clinical criteria
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Known fetal abnormality, preexisting or pregnancy-induced hypertension, known cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, thrombocytopaenia, coagulopathy, or any medical contraindication to spinal anaesthesia, weight 100 kg, height 180 cm, inability to give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal cardiac output 5 min after induction of spinal anaesthesia; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood pressure and heart rate changes from induction of spinal anaesthesia until uterine incision; | — |
Countries
China