magnesium sulphate for extending labor epidural analgesia for emergency cesarean section:
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Anaesthesia
- Registration Number
- PACTR202007634121137
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Tamer Mohamed Naguib
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
parturients who were in active labor (gestational age>37 weeks)
aged 18–35 years old,
had an American Society of Anesthesiologists status II
admitted for an emergency CS after an established labor epidural analgesia.
Exclusion Criteria
an emergency CS of the first type
multiple pregnancies
a high-risk pregnancy (e.g. preeclampsia, antepartum hemorrhage, diabetes mellitus, body mass index (BMI) =35 kg/m2)
a malfunctioning epidural catheter during the labor( no analgesia after two intra-partum top-up doses)
last labor epidural supplementation of less than two hours, hemodynamic instability after a previous top-up
documented history of allergy to any of the drugs used in the trial.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method onset of the block
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of labor analgesia ;Time since last top-up dose ;pre sensory and motor level and pain score;Time to block at level T6 ;Number of patients who needed top-up to reach level T6.;sensory and motor block at start of surgery;Number of patients needed Supplemental intraoperative analgesia;duration of analgesia;time to motor recovery;Apgar score;adverse events e.g. hypotension, bradycardia, somnolence