Role of Granisetron in Preventing Hypotension After Spinal Anesthesia With Levobupivacaine in Rheumatic Patients Undergoing Elective Cesarean Section

Summary

Cardiac disease in pregnancy is a high-risk condition and a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. Although direct or immediate death due to cardiovascular disease is rare, it is an important indirect cause of maternal death worldwide, with an attributable rate of two deaths per 100,000 pregnancies. Cardiovascular physiological changes during pregnancy impose an additional load on the cardiovascular system of women with underlying heart disease which increases morbidity and mortality during pregnancy and at the time of delivery. Among cardiac diseases, Rheumatic Heart Disease is the commonest cardiac disease complicating pregnancy.

Timeline

Start

2022-04

Primary completion

2022-11

Completion

2022-12

Publications

• Background Chatterjee A, Gudiwada B, Mahanty PR, Kumar H, Nag DS, Ganguly PK, Shukla R. Effectiveness of Granisetron in Prevention of Hypotension Following Spinal Anaesthesia in Patients Undergoing Elective Caesarean Section. Cureus. 2020 Dec 16;12(12):e12113. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12113.
• Background Fakherpour A, Ghaem H, Fattahi Z, Zaree S. Maternal and anaesthesia-related risk factors and incidence of spinal anaesthesia-induced hypotension in elective caesarean section: A multinomial logistic regression. Indian J Anaesth. 2018 Jan;62(1):36-46. doi: 10.4103/ija.IJA_416_17.
• Background Sharma B, Koirala E, Regmi S, Dhungana J, Neupane BK, Bhattarai S. Rheumatic Heart Disease among Pregnant Women with Cardiac Diseases in a Tertiary Care Center of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2021 May 25;59(237):468-472. doi: 10.31729/jnma.6177.

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