Oxytocin Bolus Versus Infusion in Elective Cesarean Section"

Description

Bolus administration of oxytocin is superior to infusion in time to achieving adequate uterine tone.

Conditions

Elective Cesarean Section

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Study Details

Study overview

Bolus administration of oxytocin is superior to infusion in time to achieving adequate uterine tone.

Randomized Double-Blinded Clinical Trial of Oxytocin Bolus Versus Infusion in Elective Cesarean Section

Oxytocin Bolus Versus Infusion in Elective Cesarean Section"

Condition
Elective Cesarean Section
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Stony Brook

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794-8167

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Parturients between the ages of 18 to 45 with singleton pregnancies
  • * Undergoing elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia
  • * American Society of Anesthesia (ASA) physical status class I or II
  • * Patients must be able to provide written informed consent
  • * Parturients in labor or ruptured membranes
  • * Multiple gestation
  • * Risk factors predisposing to uterine atony (history of placenta previa, preeclampsia, diabetes mellitus macrosomia, hydramnios, bleeding diathesis, uterine fibroids)
  • * History of uterine atony or postpartum hemorrhage
  • * History of inherited or acquired coagulation disorders, thrombocytopenia (platelet count \<100), or anemia (hemoglobin \< 8)
  • * History of allergy to oxytocin
  • * Patients not alert and orientated to person, place, and date. Patient must have, in the investigator's opinion, the physical and mental capacity to answer survey questions

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Stony Brook University,

Tiffany E Angelo, DO, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Stony Brook University

Study Record Dates

2024-12-15