Maternal hypotension. maternal hypotension syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: pregnant women, candidate for elective CS, in class I physical health classification of the American Society of Anesthesia (ASA). All women had singleton term pregnancies. Exclusion criteria: Mothers with a history of hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebral diseases, known fetal anomaly, any kind of contraindications for spinal anesthesia, patients weighing over 100 kg and those with dificult tracheal intubation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal blood presure. Timepoint: Maternal blood pressure was monitored and recorded every two minutes for the first 15 minutes following spinal anesthesia, and then every 5 minutes until completion of surgery. Method of measurement: Non invasive blood presure cuff. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensory level and motor block. Timepoint: After spinal anesthesia. Method of measurement: Sensory level was assessed using the tip of a needle sterilized with alcohol cotton, and motor block was assessed and recorded using Bromage Scale (BS) (BS=0, full knee and foot flexion; BS=1, ability to move knee; BS=2, ability to move feet only; BS=3, full motor block).;Pain. Timepoint: Pain level during surgery. Method of measurement: VAS (Visual analogues Scale).;Return of sensory and motor block. Timepoint: After Surgery. Method of measurement: Examination, Question & Observation. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Babol University of Medical Sciences