The Use of Thromboelastometry (ROTEM) to Evaluate the Changes in Coagulation With Two Different Doses of Oxytocin Following Cesarean Delivery

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the differences in blood clotting seen in healthy patients given two different doses of oxytocin following cesarean delivery. The secondary objectives are to evaluate changes in blood pressure, rates of nausea and vomiting, and differences in blood loss with the two separate doses of oxytocin.

Timeline

Start

2015-01

Primary completion

2015-12

Completion

2015-12

Publications

• Background Solomon C, Collis RE, Collins PW. Haemostatic monitoring during postpartum haemorrhage and implications for management. Br J Anaesth. 2012 Dec;109(6):851-63. doi: 10.1093/bja/aes361. Epub 2012 Oct 16.
• Background George RB, McKeen D, Chaplin AC, McLeod L. Up-down determination of the ED(90) of oxytocin infusions for the prevention of postpartum uterine atony in parturients undergoing Cesarean delivery. Can J Anaesth. 2010 Jun;57(6):578-82. doi: 10.1007/s12630-010-9297-1. Epub 2010 Mar 18.
• Background Balki M, Erik-Soussi M, Kingdom J, Carvalho JC. Oxytocin pretreatment attenuates oxytocin-induced contractions in human myometrium in vitro. Anesthesiology. 2013 Sep;119(3):552-61. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318297d347.
• Background Tita AT, Szychowski JM, Rouse DJ, Bean CM, Chapman V, Nothern A, Figueroa D, Quinn R, Andrews WW, Hauth JC. Higher-dose oxytocin and hemorrhage after vaginal delivery: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Feb;119(2 Pt 1):293-300. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318242da74.
• Background Butwick A, Harter S. An in vitro investigation of the coagulation effects of exogenous oxytocin using thromboelastography in healthy parturients. Anesth Analg. 2011 Aug;113(2):323-6. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182222a82. Epub 2011 Jun 3.
• Background Neuenschwander S, Pliska V. Effects of neurohypophyseal hormone analogues on blood clotting factor VIII and fibrinolytic activity in sheep. Eur J Pharmacol. 1997 Apr 4;323(2-3):205-13. doi: 10.1016/s0014-2999(97)00036-8.

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Indications

No indication recorded.