COMPARISON OF STANDARD DOSE (9MG) VERSUS HIGH DOSE (11MG) HYPERBARIC BUPIVACAINE SPINAL BLOCK WITH REGARDS TO DURATION OF THE BLOCK & HAEMODYNAMIC CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH DOSE IN PREGNANT PATIENTS UNDERGOING CAESAREAN SECTION DELIVERY IN PRETORIA.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pregnancy and ChildbirthThe effect of higher dose hyperbaric bupivacaine on the haemodynamic changes and duration of spinal.
- Registration Number
- PACTR202209703705086
- Lead Sponsor
- Agnes Morosi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 76
Inclusion Criteria
1)All stable pregnant patients undergoing elective caesarean section who are eligible for spinal anaesthesia in participating hospitals.
2)Any patient that is >18 years undergoing elective caesarean section who is eligible for spinal anaesthesia can give consent.
3)American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification System I-II patients.
Exclusion Criteria
1)Emergency caesarean sections
2)Contraindications to spinal anaesthesia i.e. hypovolemia, valvular heart lesions (mitral or aortic stenosis), coagulation abnormalities, inability to consent, patient refusal to consent to the study,
3)Age < 18 years
4)ASA III and above patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To check if there is no difference in haemodynamic changes after giving spinal block with a higher dose of hyperbaric bupivacaine of 11mg versus standard dose of 9mg.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assess the frequency of implementing rescue analgesia, sedation, or conversion to general anaesthesia between the two dosages by indicating any additional drugs given to the patient during the caesarean section for pain or conversion to general anaesthesia.<br>