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This single centre prospective alternating intervention study will aim to compare prophylactic phenylephrine given in the first litre of Ringers lactate as co-load in healthy patients having an elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia at Edendale Hospital to the existing national protocol guideline - for the treatment of obstetric spinal hypotension.
Spinal anaesthesia is currently standard of care for patients undergoing caesarean section. Obstetric spinal hypotension is a common and important problem, related to important maternal and foetal outcomes. The prevention and treatment of spinal hypotension has been well researched in resource-rich settings, a context different from that encountered in the South African setting. It has been previously shown that a prophylactic phenylephrine infusion is effective in resource-limited settings, but this method is still dependent on the availability of an infusion pump.The ideal dose offering the best risk to benefit profile is 25 to 50 mcg/min. It has recently been shown that a prophylactic phenylephrine infusion, administered by an infusion pump, appears safe and effective in resource-constrained environments. However, some institutions in South Africa are limited by a lack of available infusion pumps. There is an urgent need to translate these research findings into a pragmatic management strategy that is safe and effective where this equipment is lacking. A 18g Jelco allows flow of approximately 100 ml/min in the absence of a pressure bag: therefore with 500 mcg in 1000 ml of ringers lactate and a fully opened line, a maximum dose of 50 mcg.min-1 will be achieved. If the rate is 50 ml/min (20 minutes for the first litre) the dose will be 25 mcg.min-1. This dose range will offer maximum benefit with low risk of side effects.
This exploratory study will establish if a phenylephrine (500 mcg) bolus, added to the first litre of Ringers lactate given as a co-load, is an effective and safe means to prevent post obstetric spinal hypotension. This regime will be compared to the existing South African national protocol of the management of obstetric spinal hypotension. The findings of this study will provide valuable information regarding a safe and potentially effective means to prevent obstetric spinal hypotension.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Bolus group | No Intervention | Hypotension occurring under spinal anaesthesia (SBP < 90mmHg) requires pharmacological treatment. The pharmacological management of hypotension, once diagnosed, will be the same regardless of the protocol being used. If the heart rate is greater than 70 beats per minute, phenylephrine will be administered in a dose of 50-100 mcg as an intravenous bolus. If the heart rate is less than 70 beats per minute, ephedrine will be administered in a dose of 5-10 mg. The dose within this range will be decided by the attending anaesthetist. In both arms, Ringers Lactate fluid should run fast if hypotension occurs. | |
| Phenylephrine coload group | Active Comparator | Phenylephrine 500ug will be added to the first litre of ringer's lactate infused on initiation of spinal anaesthesia. If the phenylephrine infusion protocol is being used, and the mean arterial pressure (MAP) rises to greater than 20% of the initial MAP, and where this rise in MAP is not due to a recent bolus of either phenylephrine or ephedrine (within 2 minutes), the Ringers Lactate infusion will be switched off. The pharmacological management of hypotension, once diagnosed, will be the same regardless of the protocol being used. If the heart rate is greater than 70 beats per minute, phenylephrine will be administered in a dose of 50-100 mcg as an intravenous bolus. If the heart rate is less than 70 beats per minute, ephedrine will be administered in a dose of 5-10 mg. In both arms, Ringers Lactate fluid should run fast if hypotension occurs. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Phenylephrine | Drug | Prophylactic phenylephrine infusion as part of fluid coload |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Post spinal hypotension | The incidence of post spinal hypotension (SBP <90 mmHg) | from insertion of spinal anaesthesia until the delivery of the baby |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Maternal symptoms | nausea, vomiting, headache and dizziness. | time of spinal insertion till delivery of the baby |
| Maternal cardiac arrest | Requirement for cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| David G Bishop, PhD | University of KwaZulu | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Edendale Hospital | Pietermaritzburg | KwaZulu-Natal | 3201 | South Africa |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 29090733 | Result | Kinsella SM, Carvalho B, Dyer RA, Fernando R, McDonnell N, Mercier FJ, Palanisamy A, Sia ATH, Van de Velde M, Vercueil A; Consensus Statement Collaborators. International consensus statement on the management of hypotension with vasopressors during caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia. Anaesthesia. 2018 Jan;73(1):71-92. doi: 10.1111/anae.14080. Epub 2017 Nov 1. No abstract available. | |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010656 | Phenylephrine |
| ID | Term |
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| D004983 | Ethanolamines |
| D000605 | Amino Alcohols |
| D000438 | Alcohols |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
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Single centre prospective alternating intervention study
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| time of spinal insertion till delivery of the baby |
| Maternal bradycardia | maternal bradycardia requiring atropine administration | time of spinal insertion till delivery of the baby |
| Requirement for vasopressor | Number of vasopressor boluses | time of spinal insertion till delivery of the baby |
| Highest blood pressure | Highest systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | time of spinal insertion till delivery of the baby |
| Lowest blood pressure | Lowest systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | time of spinal insertion till delivery of the baby |
| Lowest maternal heart rate | Lowest heart rate (beats per minute) | time of spinal insertion till delivery of the baby |
| Result |
| Bishop DG, Rodseth RN, Dyer RA. Recipes for obstetric spinal hypotension: The clinical context counts. S Afr Med J. 2016 Aug 1;106(9):861-4. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i9.10877. |
| 28244952 | Result | Bishop DG, Cairns C, Grobbelaar M, Rodseth RN. Prophylactic Phenylephrine Infusions to Reduce Severe Spinal Anesthesia Hypotension During Cesarean Delivery in a Resource-Constrained Environment. Anesth Analg. 2017 Sep;125(3):904-906. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001905. |
| 20495139 | Result | Allen TK, George RB, White WD, Muir HA, Habib AS. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of four fixed rate infusion regimens of phenylephrine for hemodynamic support during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery. Anesth Analg. 2010 Nov;111(5):1221-9. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181e1db21. Epub 2010 May 21. |
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| Amines |