Nausea and Vomiting, Aspiration, Intraoperative
Conditions
Brief summary
Nausea and vomiting are common and unpleasant symptoms for pregnant women during cesarean section, which can lead to aspiration, a serious complication that can cause pneumonia. Our study aimed to evaluate the effects of oral multi-vitamin carbohydrate beverage on maternal intraoperative nausea and vomiting by gastric ultrasound.
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTmulti-vitamin carbohydrate
oral multi-vitamin carbohydrate beverage
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* at least 37 weeks pregnant, had not eaten for at least 4 h before entering the delivery room, converted from vaginal delivery to cesarean section
Exclusion criteria
* gestational diabetes mellitus or gastroesophageal reflux disease, cesarean section performed under general anesthesia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gastric antrum area | one hour after eating, two hours after eating, and before entering operating room | The gastric antrum area measured by gastric ultrasound |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| vomiting | During the cesarean section | The number of times pregnant woman vomits during cesarean section |
| The pH of vomiting fluid | During the cesarean section | The pH of vomiting fluid recorded by a pen pH meter |
Contacts
Primary ContactJinli Xu
Outcome results
None listed