Open AccessComparison of norepinephrine and phenylephrine boluses for the treatment of hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section – A randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Nitu Puthenveettil,
Swetha N Sivachalam,
Sunil Rajan,
Jerry Paul,
Lakshmi Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_481_19
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , phenylephrine , caesarean section , bolus (digestion) , bradycardia , nausea , vomiting , norepinephrine , blood pressure , surgery , heart rate , pregnancy , biology , genetics , dopamine
Hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section is common in spite of adequate fluid loading. Phenylephrine is the recommended drug to treat spinal hypotension during caesarean section. Recently, norepinephrine boluses are being suggested as an alternative to phenylephrine boluses. The aim of our study was to compare the effectiveness of bolus doses of norepinephrine with phenylephrine to treat spinal hypotension during caesarean section.