A Comparison of the lateral and modified Oxford positions for performing combined spinal epidural anesthesia for Cesarean section

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0000583

Enrollment

Registered

2012-11-19

Start date

2012-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : Two groups of expectant women scheduled for Caesarean section will undergo combined spinal epidural anesthesia with an identical regimen/amount of anesthetics, but will differ in t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Must satisfy the following two criteria 1. Expectant women at least 38 weeks pregnant scheduled for Caesarean section under combined spinal epidural anesthesia 2. ASA (American Society of Anesthetists) Physical Classification Grade 1 or 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Preeclampsia 2. Gestational diabetes 3. Intrauterine growth retardation 4. Multiple pregnancy 5. Weighing under 50kg or over 100kg 6. Under 150cm or over 180cm in height 7. Contraindicated for local anesthesia (Lack of consent, local infection at the spinal injection site, coagulopathy)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
sensory block level	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hemodynamic variables (Blood pressure, Heart rate);Amount of time needed for the sensory block to reach thoracic level 5;Incidence of nausea/vomiting;Amount of ephedrine;Interval between subarachnoid injection and first incision;Interval between subarachnoid injection and end of operation;Maximum level of sensory block and amount of time required;Interval between achievement of maximum level of sensory block and descent of sensory block two levels below;Amount of time required for sensory block to descent to thoracic level 10;Apgar score (at 1 and 5 minutes)	—

Measure

Time frame

Hemodynamic variables (Blood pressure, Heart rate);Amount of time needed for the sensory block to reach thoracic level 5;Incidence of nausea/vomiting;Amount of ephedrine;Interval between subarachnoid injection and first incision;Interval between subarachnoid injection and end of operation;Maximum level of sensory block and amount of time required;Interval between achievement of maximum level of sensory block and descent of sensory block two levels below;Amount of time required for sensory block to descent to thoracic level 10;Apgar score (at 1 and 5 minutes)

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Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSanghoon Lee

Hallym University Medical Center-Kangnam

Outcome results