Effectiveness of Prophylactic Bolus Ephedrine Versus Norepinephrine for Management of Post Spinal Hypotension

Effectiveness of Prophylactic Bolus Ephedrine Versus Norepinephrine for Management of Post Spinal Hypotension During Elective Caesarean Section in Resource Limited Setting: a Prospective Cohort Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05522088

Enrollment

Registered

2022-08-30

Start date

2022-03-01

Completion date

2022-04-30

Last updated

2022-08-30

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Conditions

Comparing Ephedrine With Norepinephrine for Mangement Postspinal Hypotension

Brief summary

This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of ephedrine versus norepinephrine for management of hypotension after spinal anesthesia for mothers undergoing elective cesarean section

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

* ASA class II and ages ranging from 18-35 years were included in the study

Exclusion criteria

* pregnant women with preeclampsia/eclampsia, baseline hypertension (SBP\> 140 mm Hg), BMI\> 30 kg/m2, failed spinal, spinal anaesthesia converted to general anaesthesia, contraindication for spinal anaesthesia and mother with cardiovascular, renal or hepatic disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
to compare mean blood pressure (MAP) between the groups	From March,01 to April, 30/2022

Countries

Ethiopia

Outcome results