Clinical Trial: Impact of Prophylactic Ephedrine on Fetal Heart Tracing and Uterine Tetanic Contraction After CSE
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Labor
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Impact of Prophylactic Ephedrine on Fetal Heart Tracing and Uterine Tetanic Contraction After Combined Spinal Epidural on Laboring Parturients
Brief Summary:
Labor analgesia is an important component of the care of laboring patients.A known side effect of combined spinal and epidural anesthesia (a type of labor analgesia) is an increased incidence of category II fetal heart rate tracing (defined below) and low blood pressure.The study team aims to study if a prophylactic dose of ephedrine will decrease the occurrence of this type of tracing after combined spinal epidural (CSE) anesthesia placement.Ephedrine is not currently routinely used as prevention for category II…
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