PVI for Prediction of Spinal Induced Hypotension

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spinal Induced Hypotension

Treatments: Other: PVI

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01967914

Pro00046443

Details and patient eligibility

About

The hypothesis is that plethysmography variability index can predict the occurrence of hypotension after spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery

Enrollment: 38 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English speaking ASA I-II non-laboring women with single gestations ≥36 weeks
• Scheduled or unscheduled cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia
• Height: 5 feet-5 feet 11 in.

Exclusion criteria

• Laboring women needing an emergency cesarean delivery
• Severe hypertensive disease of pregnancy defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP)>160mmHg, diastolic blood pressure (DBP)>110mmHg requiring antihypertensive treatment or associated with significant proteinuria.
• Severe Cardiac disease in pregnancy with marked functional limitations
• Diabetes type I
• Patients on Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors or Tricyclic Antidepressants
• Inclusion in another anesthetic study involving drug administration.

Trial design

38 participants in 1 patient group

Women undergoing cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia

Treatment:

Other: PVI