maintenance of blood pressure during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups :Computer-controlled delivery system 30 min approximately versus Computer-controlled administration of phenylephrine by automated bolus or infusion
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
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, age 100 kg, height 180 cm, inability or refusal to give informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Median absolute performance error for systolic blood pressure in the first 10 min after spinal injection;Maternal heart rate and cardiac output - from spinal injection until delivery. Umbilical cord blood gases and neonatal Apgar scores – after delivery.; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactProf Warwick D. Ngan Kee
Outcome results
None listed