Pregnancy
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Obese pregnant women with a body mass index greater than or equal to 30 Kg / m2 candidates for elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia, classified in Physical State II to III of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) who sign the written, free and informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age less than 18 years; gestational age less than 37 weeks; hypertensive pregnancy disease, defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) greater than 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) greater than 90 mmHg; twinning; intrauterine growth retardation; cardiovascular disease class II above the New York Heart Association; cerebrovascular disease, fetal abnormality and contraindications to spinal anesthesia (e.g., hemodynamic instability, infection at the lumbar puncture site, coagulopathy and spinal neurological disease).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a 50% reduction in hypotension episodes in patients who receive intravenous phenylephrine infusion. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 40% reduction in nausea and vomiting episodes in patients with phenylephrine infusion. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Hospital Universitário Júlio Muller