Status:

COMPLETED

Ultrasound Evaluation of Inferior Vena Cava Compression During Elective Cesarean Delivery.

Lead Sponsor:

Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal

Conditions:

Cesarean Section Complications

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Brief Summary

Aortocaval compression by the gravid uterus during the third trimester contributes to decreased venous return to the heart. Neuraxial anesthesia reinforces this hypotension by causing a vasodilatation...

Detailed Description

Cesarean delivery (CD) is one of the most currently practiced surgeries in the world. In 2013, surgical deliveries represented 32.4% of births in the United States and 26.9% in Canada. Maternal hypote...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ASA 1-2
  • Elective cesarean delivery
  • Spinal anesthesia
  • At least 37 weeks of gestational age
  • French speaking patients (able to read and sign the consent form)

Exclusion

  • Inability to obtain adequate ultrasound mesures before or after spinal anesthesia
  • Cardiopathy
  • Unexpected difficult spinal anesthesia requiring general anesthesia
  • Unexpected complications requiring strong hemodynamic support (transfusions, volume challenges, multiple vasopressors, inotropic drugs...) or requiring anti-hypertensive medication (including magnesium)
  • Any contraindication or patient's refusal for spinal anesthesia (e.g. coagulopathy)
  • Morbid obesity (IMC over 40 at the time of delivery)
  • Active labour
  • Emergency cesarean delivery
  • Fetal abnormality or prematurity (under 37 weeks of gestational age)
  • Multiple gestation
  • Inability to cooperate due to langage or physical/mental incapacity

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 29 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 31 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03410199

Start Date

January 29 2018

End Date

March 31 2018

Last Update

April 14 2021

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Maisonneuve-rosemont

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1T2M4