Obstetric Anesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Parturients requiring immediate category 1 cesarean section due to obstetric emergencies, who still experienced pain at the skin incision test before surgery; 2. Gestational age >=37 weeks; 3. Estimated fetal weight >=2.5 kg; 4. Successful placement of an epidural catheter at the L2–3 interspace during labor without technical difficulty; 5. Satisfactory labor analgesia (visual analogue scale [VAS] score of 1–2); 6. Fetal heart rate >=120 beats/min at the last assessment before conversion to surgery; 7. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I–II; 8. No significant abnormalities on routine prenatal examinations.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of cardiovascular disease; 2. Recent use of analgesic medications; 3. Psychiatric disorders preventing cooperation; 4. Hypertension; 5. Conversion to general anesthesia or need for repeat neuraxial puncture due to inadequate anesthetic effect; 6. Conversion to vaginal delivery after entering the operating room; 7. Time interval exceeding 5 minutes from the first epidural bolus of high-concentration local anesthetic to skin incision; 8. Use of vasoactive drugs to treat hypotension or bradycardia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal blood pressure; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Is there any pain;Ramsay Sedation Score.;Neonatal Apgar score;Maternal heart rate;Maternal oxygen saturation;Whether the surgeon is satisfied with the degree of muscle relaxation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Nanhai District Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Foshan City (Nanhai Maternity Children's Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)