Extra Sitting Time After Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section and Fetal Well-being

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Conditions studied: Complications; Cesarean Section, Hypotension

In brief

After injection of the spinal anesthetic drug, women will be allowed to lie down immediately (0-30 sec) or after three minutes (180 sec) of sitting. The incidence of maternal hypotension and fetal umbilical cord blood pH will be recorded.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02893696

Run by

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

People needed

0

Starts

2018-03-01

Expected to finish

2020-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-01-31

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women with elective cesarean delivery at 39-42 wks gestation.

You may not qualify if…

• Women who shorter than 5'0" in height, those with primary or pregnancy-induced hypertension, macrosomia, multiple gestation will be excluded.
• Women with known risks of bleeding or potential hysterectomy such as those with placenta previa or accrete will also be excluded.
• If the epidural catheter cannot be placed within the specific time frame after the spinal injection, the case will be excluded.

Where it is running

• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center — Dallas, Texas, United States

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