The dose of oxytocin needed to contract uterus after delivery of baby during cesarean section, when using the dose according to weight of patient
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O721- Other immediate postpartum hemorrhage
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/11/021862
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Non-laboring parturients with no risk factors for increasing uterine atony, and posted for cesarean section under spinal block.
Exclusion Criteria
patient refusal, presence of labor, use of preoperative oxytocin for labor induction/augmentation,preterm gestational age, any risk factor for uterine atony including multiple gestation, polyhydramnios, macrosomia, history of PPH or previous uterine surgery or bleeding disorders, high parity, chorioamnionitis, uterine rupture, preeclampsia, and presence of abnormal placentation or uterine fibroids, contraindication to spinal block.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method adequate uterine tone (assessed by the surgeon) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 4 minutes after initiation of oxytocin, and entire subsequent time till skin closure.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Side effects of oxytocin: <br/ ><br>a)Hypotension, <br/ ><br>b)Tachycardia, <br/ ><br>c)Lead II electrocardiographic ST-T changes, <br/ ><br>d)Nausea/vomiting, <br/ ><br>e)Flushing, and <br/ ><br>f)Chest pain. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: after start of oxytocin infusion till till end of surgery or prior to rescue bolus whichever is earlier.