Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia in Obese Patients Undergoing Cesarean Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-04-05
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

This study investigated the maternal and fetal effects during performance of CSEA in the left lateral decubitus and sitting positions in obese pregnant women undergoing elective cesarean section.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ataturk University
• Treatments: Atropine; Ephedrine; Metoclopramide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• obese women with full-term gestation

• aged between 18-45 years

• ASA (American society of anesthesiologist) I and II

• undergoing elective cesarean section with combined spinal-epidural anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• psychiatric diseases

• preeclampsia

• pregnancy-induced hypertension

• chronic hypertension

• diabetes

• multiple pregnancies

• fetal anomaly

• allergy to study drugs