Transient hip and knee flexion for rapid onset spinal anaesthesia (ROSA) for caesarean section, a randomised control study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Anaesthesia for women undergoing elective caesarean section with a target intervention of reducing time to starting caesarean section.Anaesthesiology - AnaestheticsReproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12614000893606
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr. Allan Cyna
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Parturients having elective lower segment caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia
>18 years
Exclusion Criteria
Women <18 years old
Women requiring an interpreter when one is unavailable
Women with an intellectual or mental impairment
Women with pre-existing medical, rheumatologic or orthopaedic conditions which prevents them from performing the manoeuvre correctly e.g. recent lower limb fracture, ankylosing spondylitis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The time from completing spinal injection until the anaesthetist determines surgery can proceed<br>[The time from completing spinal injection until the anaesthetist determines surgery can proceed<br><br>];The time from completing spinal injection until surgery commences.[The time from completing spinal injection until surgery commences.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of women requiring treatment for hypotension<br>[Prior to conclusion of surgery];Number of women with high block requiring treatment <br>[Prior to conclusion of surgery];Number of women not tolerating the position after anaesthesia<br>[Prior to conclusion of surgery];Number of women dissatisfied with the positioning<br>[Before the 60 seconds are completed to lie supine with left lateral tilt (asking women verbally)];Number of women requiring general anaesthesia<br>[Prior to conclusion of surgery];Number of babies with an APGAR <7.<br>[At 1 minute and 5 minutes of life];Neonatal intubation<br>[Before 20 minutes of life]