A clinical trial to study the effect of ephedrine and phenylephrine for treatment of fall in blood pressure during spinal anaesthesia in patients undergoing emergency caesareansection for compromised fetus
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Spinal anaesthesia induced hypotension
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2012/11/003150
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 106
• ASA I/II females with singleton pregnancy undergoing emergency caesarean section for fetal compromise under spinal anaesthesia
• Non-reassuring fetal heart rate (FHR) status i.e.FHR >170 or <100 beats/min
• FHR deceleration which fails to recover after uterine contraction has passed (type 2 dips)
• Meconium stained liquor with FHR abnormality or thick meconium stained liquor
• Intra-uterine growth restriction
• Cord prolapse
• Oligohydramnios
• Abruptio placentae
• Post-maturity
• Pre-maturity
• Maternal complications e.g. pregnancy induced hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease
• Multiple gestation
• Known fetal abnormality
• Patients with absolute or relative contra-indications for spinal anaesthesia e.g. infection in lumbar area, coagulation abnormalities, autonomic neuropathy, spinal deformities, other neurological diseases, hypovolemia due to any cause
• Maternal baseline systolic BP less than 100 mmHg
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method