Clinical Trial: Ephedrine Versus Phenylephrine for Spinal Block - Related Hypotension in Cesarean Delivery
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Spinal Anesthesia
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: The Effect of Prophylactic Phenylephrine Infusion and Interventional Ephedrine Boluses on Umbilical Blood pH in Women Undergoing Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia: a Retrospective Case - Contr
Brief Summary:
The study is designed to compare two strategies used in the management of hypotension caused by spinal anesthesia for cesarean section: intravenous phenylephrine given as prophylactic infusion and interventional boluses of intravenous ephedrine.Phenylephrine is currently recommended for battling spinal anesthesia - related sympathectomy, due to some scientific data on possible negative effects of ephedrine on fetal wellbeing.Therefore this study will retrospectively compare both clinical and laboratory data of the…
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