Status:

COMPLETED

Height Versus Height and Weight Based Spinal Bupivacaine on Maternal Haemodynamics for Elective Cesarean in Short Stature Patients

Lead Sponsor:

B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences

Conditions:

Maternal Hypotension After Spinal Anesthesia

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-40 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Doses of intrathecal bupivacaine based on patients either height or height and weight has shown to lower the risk of maternal hypotension with similar quality of anesthesia compared to conventional do...

Detailed Description

Spinal induced hypotension in women undergoing caesarean section (CS) is the most common unwanted effect. The dose of intrathecal local anesthetic is the main determining factor that balances between ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women with full-term gestation undergoing planned Caesarean section under spinal anesthesia
  • Who provide consent .
  • Height less than 150 cm

Exclusion

  • Patients with height \<140 cm,
  • Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy,
  • Placental disorders,
  • Body mass index ≥ 40 kg/m2,
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Cardiovascular
  • Cerebrovascular
  • Hormonal disorder
  • Renal disease
  • Polyhydramnios
  • Known case of bad obstetric history
  • Fetal abnormalities
  • Baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP) less than 100 mmHg
  • Contraindication to spinal anaesthesia
  • Allergy to any drug used in the study and
  • Those unable to understand and sign the consent form

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 30 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

112 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04082676

Start Date

November 30 2019

End Date

September 1 2021

Last Update

March 22 2022

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BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)

Dharān, Koshi, Nepal, 56700