Does the Addition of Epinephrine Prolong the Duration of Spinal Anesthesia for Repeat Cesarean Section?
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the addition of a medication called
epinephrine to spinal medications prolongs the duration of the anesthesia. The medication
standardly used in spinal anesthesia is a local anesthetic (bupivacaine) and an opiate pain
medication (morphine). These medications typically last about 2 hours. The investigators want
to determine if adding epinephrine to the spinal medications prolongs the anesthetic without
side effects. A longer duration of anesthesia may be useful in prolonged repeat cesarean
section. Epinephrine is known to prolong the action of some local anesthetics, but the
investigators want to specifically study combining it with the medications the investigators
use regularly for cesarean section.
You may qualify to take part in this research study because you are having a repeat cesarean
section. Repeat cesarean sections sometimes last longer than 2 hours. The investigators want
to determine if epinephrine will prolong the anesthetic.