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Patient's with planned cesarean sections will be randomized to receive either standard 20 mU in 1L as a bolus following delivery of the placenta or 20 mu in 1L following delivery of the placenta plus an additional 20 mU in 1L over 8 hours.
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of differential dose protocols commonly utilized in the post cesarean period to determine if laboratory definitions of anemia are different. Oxytocin is an antidiuretic hormone that is utilized after delivery of the fetus and placenta to contract the uterus and decrease blood loss both at the time of surgery and in the post-partum period. Here at the Penn State Hershey Medical center the investigators will use 20 units of oxytocin in a 1 L bag of LR in bolus fashion after delivery of the placenta. Other protocols use an extended course of therapy using 20 units of oxytocin in a 1 L bag of LR in a bolus plus an additional 20 units of oxytocin in a 1 L bag of LR over an 8 hour period of time.
We hypothesize that:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control | Placebo Comparator | Patient will receive standard post-partum Oxytocin (20 mU in 1 L LR) and 1 L LR over 8 hours following delivery. |
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| Treatment | Experimental | Patient will receive standard post-partum Oxytocin(20 mU in 1 L LR) an additional 20 mU Oxytocin in 1 L LR over 8 hours following delivery. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Oxytocin | Drug | Administration of additional 20 mU Oxytocin |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Blood loss in postpartum period defined by grams/hour | Measure pads used post-partum | 3-4 days after delivery |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Hemoglobin | Pre-op hemoglobin and post-op hemoglobin | 24 hours |
| Change in Hematocrit | Pre-op hematocrit and post-op hematocrit |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Helana Pietragallo, MD | Penn State College of Medicine | Principal Investigator |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010121 | Oxytocin |
| ID | Term |
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| D010909 | Pituitary Hormones, Posterior |
| D010907 | Pituitary Hormones |
| D036361 | Peptide Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
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Randomized double-blinded controlled
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Covering of labels on IV fluids
| 24 hours |
| Length of hospital stay | Start of surgery to discharge (hours) | 3-4 days after delivery |
| Need for additional uterotonics | Use of uterotonics | 24 hours after delivery |
| Continuation of breastfeeding | Is patient breastfeeding at 6 week post-partum visit | 6 weeks |
| Quantity of narcotic pain medications | Number of narcotic tablets used from time of surgery to discharge | 3-4 days after delivery |
| Attendance at post-partum visit | Did patient attend post-partum visit? | 6 weeks |
| Post-partum complications | Did patient have surgical wound infection, endometritis? | 6 weeks |
| Need for blood transfusion | Did the patient require blood transfusion? | 3-4 days after delivery |
| Edinburgh post-partum depression scale >10 | Did the patient score greater than 10 points on Edinburgh post-partum depression scale? | 6 weeks |
| D006730 |
| Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
| D010455 | Peptides |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |