Cardiac Index Changes With Ephedrine, Phenylephrine, Ondansetron and Norepinephrine During Spinal Anesthesia

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the cardiac output changes after an intravenous bolus of ephedrine, phenylephrine, ondansetron or norepinephrine during a spinal anesthetic for a cesarean delivery. For elective cesarean delivery, all participants will receive spinal anesthesia with a local anesthetic and sufentanil. This study includes 120 pregnant women. Patients will be randomly assigned according to a computer generated system to be in one of four groups.

Timeline

Start

2017-02-23

Primary completion

2018-02-23

Completion

2018-03-30

Drugs

Indications