To assess the hemodynamic difference after spinal anesthesia with hyperbaric bupivacaine and isobaric bupivacaine in elective cesarean section
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
Spinal anesthesia with hyperbaric bupivacaine according to height
Spinal anesthesia with Isobaric bupivacaine according to height
Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Maternal hypotension
Incidence of maternal hypotension (MAP \< 60 mm Hg or drop in MAP \> 20% of the baseline) within 5 minutes after intrathecal drug administration
Time frame: Baseline
Maternal heart rate trend
Maternal heart rate as bpm
Time frame: Baseline
Use of vasopressors
Requirement for vasopressors
Time frame: Baseline
Nausea and vomiting
incidence of nausea/vomiting due to hypotension
Time frame: Baseline
APGAR score
Fetal Apgar scores at 1 and 5 minutes
Time frame: Baseline
Conversion to general anesthesia
Patients requiring general anesthesia after spinal anesthesia
Time frame: Baseline
Maternal MAP trend
MAP as mm Hg
Time frame: Baseline
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