Effects of fentanyl added to intrathecal levobupivacaine on requirement for ephedrine and the newborn in elective cesarean section as a randomized trial.
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- cesarean sectionAnaesthesiology - AnaestheticsAnaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiologyReproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12615001034527
- Lead Sponsor
- ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITA
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 450
Inclusion Criteria
elective cesarean section
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, gestational hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiac problems or bleeding diathesis were excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total ephedrine dose administered as assessed using patient medical charts.[At the conclusion of the operation, bolus, infused and total ephedrine doses were calculated.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method APGAR scores<br>[1 and 5 minutes after birth]