Open AccessEffect of prophylactic combination of glycopyrrolate, ondansetron, and ephedrine upon hypotension during obstetric spinal anaesthesia–A randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Prasanna Vadhanan,
Cheran Kalyanasundaram,
Subbulakshmi Sundaram,
Iniya Rajendran,
Preethipriyadarshini Rajasekar
Publication year - 2021
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_870_21
Subject(s) - medicine , ephedrine , anesthesia , glycopyrrolate , ondansetron , apgar score , randomized controlled trial , heart rate , blood pressure , surgery , pregnancy , gestational age , nausea , atropine , biology , genetics
Various pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies have been employed to minimise hypotension during obstetric spinal anaesthesia. We compared a prophylactic combination of glycopyrrolate, ondansetron, and ephedrine in terms of total vasopressor consumption, with standard treatment in this randomised controlled trial.