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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina, United States
coagulation as assessed by ROTEM
Time frame: 30 minutes after oxytocin infusion started
cardiac output changes with oxytocin
Time frame: from start of surgery until 30 min after oxytocin infusion started
incidence of nausea and vomiting with oxytocin
Time frame: from start of surgery until 30 minutes after oxytocin started
estimated blood loss with different doses of oxytocin
Time frame: upon completion of surgery
changes in blood pressure with oxytocin
Time frame: from start of surgery until 30 minutes after oxytocin started
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