Can heart rate predict low blood pressure during Caesarean section?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN22948433
• Lead Sponsor: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-05-06
• Study Completion: 2015-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 8 June 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 111

Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy women scheduled for elective Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia
2. Singleton fetus, at least 36 weeks gestation, with no known abnormality
3. Under the care of a specialist Obstetrician at the James Cook University Hospital who consents to his/her patients being included in the trial
4. Patients giving informed consent to participate in the trial

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy induced hypertension
2. Essential hypertension
3. Baseline systolic arterial pressure >145 mmHg, even if there is no history of hypertension
4. Diabetes
5. Age below 18 years
6. BMI over 45 at term
7. Anaesthetist is unable to perform spinal anaesthesia, spinal anaesthesia alone is not considered adequate for surgery to start, or general anaesthesia is required before delivery of the baby
8. Withdrawal of patient?s or obstetrician?s consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified