scholarly journals Crystalloid Coload vs Colloid Coload following Spinal Anesthesia for Elective Cesarean Delivery: The Effects on Maternal Central Venous Pressure

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 95-101

ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal anesthesia is widely used in the management of uncomplicated cesarean section. Maternal hypotension is the commonest serious problem which decreases uterine blood flow causing fetal hypoxia, acidosis, and neonatal depression. Fluid administration before start of the surgery (preloading) with crystalloid is found to be ineffective due to rapid redistribution of fluids in various tissue spaces. A “coload” given at the time of spinal anesthesia may be more effective. Most studies have concentrated on noninvasive systolic blood pressure (SBP) measurements to evaluate the effect of such regimens. We used central venous pressure (CVP) measurement technique in parturients receiving rapid administration of crystalloid or colloid solution at the time of initiation of anesthesia (coload). We hypothesized that a colloid coload compared with a crystalloid coload would produce a larger sustained increase in volume and therefore reduce vasopressor requirements. Materials and methods We recruited healthy term women scheduled for elective cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia for this randomized study. Baseline heart rate, baseline mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), and CVP were recorded. At the time of spinal injection, subjects were allocated to receive a rapid 1 L coload of either polymerized gelatin 3.5% (Haemaccel) or Hartmann (crystalloid) solution. The primary outcome CVP was compared between groups, as were secondary outcomes: phenylephrine dose and maternal hemodynamics data. Results Maternal demographics, surgical times, and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) were similar between groups. Baseline parameters were similar in all the three groups. Heart rate increased from the baseline in all the three groups; however, mean heart rate was highest in crystalloid group. Mean arterial blood pressure decreased in all the three groups from baseline; however, highest fall was recorded in crystalloid group. The incidence of hypotension was 66.66% in crystalloid group as compared with 36.66% in colloid group. Crystalloid group patients received 6.33 ± 4.54 mg of ephedrine as compared with 2.40 ± 2.82 mg in colloid group. Thus, the incidence of hypotension and ephedrine consumption was significantly higher in crystalloid group as compared with colloid group. We found statistically significant differences in the mean preoperative CVP reading (p < 0.05) between the two groups, the mean CVP reading in crystalloid group being slightly lower. With preloading, similar CVP readings were obtained in both groups. The fall in CVP during subarachnoid blockade was also not significant. The CVP began to fall with the establishment of the block until the delivery of the baby after which it was found to rise. The predelivery CVP was significantly lower than preoperative CVP in both groups—the fall being significantly more in crystalloid group. Conclusion In our study, the results showed statistically significant decrease in volume requirement, when colloid coload is used than crystalloid coload using CVP monitor as a guide. Colloid coloading is effective and superior to crystalloid coloading for prevention of maternal hypotension in cesarean section. How to cite this article Sivanna U. Crystalloid Coload vs Colloid Coload following Spinal Anesthesia for Elective Cesarean Delivery: The Effects on Maternal Central Venous Pressure. J Med Sci 2017;3(4):95-101.

1998 ◽  
Vol 88 (6) ◽  
pp. 1475-1479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Vincent ◽  
Carol F. Werhan ◽  
Patricia F. Norman ◽  
Grace H. Shih ◽  
David H. Chestnut ◽  
...  

Background Angiotensin II may prove useful in treating regional anesthesia-induced hypotension in obstetric patients, because it causes less uterine vasoconstriction than do other vasoconstrictor drugs (such as phenylephrine). This study compared (1) maternal blood pressure and heart rate and (2) fetal status at delivery in parturients given either prophylactic angiotensin II or ephedrine infusion during spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean delivery. Methods Fifty-four women were randomized to receive either angiotensin II or ephedrine infusion intravenously during spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean section delivery. Simultaneous with subarachnoid injection, infusion of angiotensin II (2.5 microg/ml) or ephedrine (5 mg/ml) was initiated at 10 ng x kg(-1) x min(-1) and 50 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1), respectively. The rate of each infusion was adjusted to maintain maternal systolic blood pressure at 90-100% of baseline. Results Cumulative vasopressor doses (mean+/-SD) through 10, 20, and 30 min were 150+/-100, 310+/-180, and 500+/-320 ng/kg in the angiotensin group and 480+/-210, 660+/-390, and 790+/-640 microg/kg in the ephedrine group. Maternal heart rate was significantly higher (P &lt; 0.001) during vasopressor infusion in the ephedrine group than in the angiotensin group. Umbilical arterial and venous blood pH and base excess were all significantly higher (P &lt; 0.05) in the angiotensin group than in the ephedrine group. Conclusions Angiotensin II infusion maintained maternal systolic blood pressure during spinal anesthesia without increasing maternal heart rate or causing fetal acidosis.


1982 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Hatton ◽  
D. P. Clough ◽  
S. A. Adigun ◽  
J. Conway

1. Lower-body negative pressure (LBNP) was used to stimulate sympathetic reflexes in anaesthetized cats. At −50 mmHg for 10 min it caused transient reduction in central venous pressure and systemic arterial blood pressure. Arterial blood pressure was then restored within 30 s and there was a tachycardia. Central venous pressure showed only partial recovery. The resting level of plasma renin activity (PRA; 2.9–3.2 ng h−1 ml−1) did not change until approximately 5 min into the manoeuvre. 2. When converting-enzyme inhibitor (CEI) was given 75 s after the onset of suction it caused a greater and more sustained fall in arterial blood pressure than when administered alone. The angiotensin II (ANG II) antagonist [Sar1,Ala8]ANG II produced similar effects after a short-lived pressor response. 3. This prolonged fall in arterial blood pressure produced by CEI was not associated with reduced sympathetic efferent nerve activity. This indicates that the inhibitor affects one of the peripheral actions of angiotensin and in so doing produces vasodilatation of neurogenic origin. 4. These findings suggest that angiotensin, at a level which does not exert a direct vasoconstrictor action, interacts with the sympathetic nervous system to maintain arterial blood pressure when homeostatic reflexes are activated. A reduction in the efficiency of these reflexes by CEI may contribute to its hypotensive effect.


1992 ◽  
Vol 263 (6) ◽  
pp. R1303-R1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Ebert ◽  
L. Groban ◽  
M. Muzi ◽  
M. Hanson ◽  
A. W. Cowley

Brief low-dose infusions of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) that emulate physiological plasma concentrations in humans have little if any effect on renal excretory function. This study explored the possibility that ANP-mediated reductions in cardiac filling pressures (through ANP's rapid effect on capillary dynamics) could attenuate its purported renal effects. Protocol A consisted of 16 healthy subjects (ages 19-27 yr old) who underwent three consecutive 45-min experimental sequences: 1) placebo, 2) ANP (10 ng.kg-1 x min-1), and 3) ANP alone (n = 8) or ANP with simultaneous lower body positive pressure (LBPP, n = 8). Electrocardiogram and direct measures of arterial and central venous pressures were continuously monitored. Blood was sampled at the end of each 45-min sequence before subjects stood to void. Compared with control (placebo), ANP produced a hemoconcentration and increased plasma norepinephrine, but did not change heart rate, blood pressure, plasma levels of renin, aldosterone, or vasopressin, or renal excretion of volume or sodium. In subjects receiving LBPP to maintain central venous pressure during the last 45 min of ANP infusion, norepinephrine did not increase and urine volume and sodium excretion increased (P < 0.05). In a second study (protocol B), five healthy subjects received a placebo infusion for 45 min followed by two consecutive 45-min infusions of ANP (10 ng.kg-1 x min-1). Central venous pressure was maintained (LBPP) at placebo baseline throughout the two ANP infusion periods. Urine volume and sodium excretion rates increased progressively and significantly during both ANP infusion periods (P < 0.05) without significant changes in creatinine clearance, blood pressure, or heart rate.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


2017 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison J. Lee ◽  
Ruth Landau ◽  
James L. Mattingly ◽  
Margaret M. Meenan ◽  
Beatriz Corradini ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Current recommendations for women undergoing cesarean delivery include 15° left tilt for uterine displacement to prevent aortocaval compression, although this degree of tilt is practically never achieved. We hypothesized that under contemporary clinical practice, including a crystalloid coload and phenylephrine infusion targeted at maintaining baseline systolic blood pressure, there would be no effect of maternal position on neonatal acid base status in women undergoing elective cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia. Methods Healthy women undergoing elective cesarean delivery were randomized (nonblinded) to supine horizontal (supine, n = 50) or 15° left tilt of the surgical table (tilt, n = 50) after spinal anesthesia (hyperbaric bupivacaine 12 mg, fentanyl 15 μg, preservative-free morphine 150 μg). Lactated Ringer’s 10 ml/kg and a phenylephrine infusion titrated to 100% baseline systolic blood pressure were initiated with intrathecal injection. The primary outcome was umbilical artery base excess. Results There were no differences in umbilical artery base excess or pH between groups. The mean umbilical artery base excess (± SD) was −0.5 mM (± 1.6) in the supine group (n = 50) versus −0.6 mM (± 1.5) in the tilt group (n = 47) (P = 0.64). During 15 min after spinal anesthesia, mean phenylephrine requirement was greater (P = 0.002), and mean cardiac output was lower (P = 0.014) in the supine group. Conclusions Maternal supine position during elective cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia in healthy term women does not impair neonatal acid–base status compared to 15° left tilt, when maternal systolic blood pressure is maintained with a coload and phenylephrine infusion. These findings may not be generalized to emergency situations or nonreassuring fetal status.


2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Clinton

AbstractThe number of devices available to monitor the haemodynamic status of patients is increasing. Practitioners need to be aware of the non-invasive and invasive methods available in order to care for their patients safely and effectively. This article reviews a number of noninvasive measurements of haemodynamic function, in addition to invasive methods such as arterial blood pressure, central venous pressure and pulmonary artery pressure monitoring. It is argued that using these methods in combination provides a comprehensive haemodynamic assessment.


1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ Emerson ◽  
JL Banasik

BACKGROUND: Indirect/noninvasive blood pressure, heart rate and central venous pressure are frequently monitored hemodynamic parameters in postoperative cardiac surgery patients. No previous studies have explored the effect of lateral position on these variables in this population. OBJECTIVES: To determine differences in (1) blood pressure, central venous pressure, or heart rate measurements among postoperative cardiac surgery patients due to position (supine, 45 degrees right lateral, and 45 degrees left lateral), (2) responses to position between patients having cardiac surgery in which the myocardium was opened (valvular replacement) and those in which it was not (coronary artery bypass graft), and (3) responses to position between cardiac surgery patients having preoperatively diagnosed lung disease and those without lung disease. METHODS: Phlebostatic axis in lateral positions was determined by echocardiography and geometric diagrams prior to the initiation of data collection. Postoperative cardiac surgery patients (N = 120) were studied in the three positions in random sequences. In each position, simultaneous blood pressure measurements were obtained from each arm, and central venous pressure and heart rate were recorded. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were found in response to position in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, central venous pressure, and heart rate. Certain positions produced greater changes in selected variables, both in the total group and within specific subgroups. No differences were found between coronary artery bypass graft and valve (closed or opened myocardium) subgroups or between subgroups with and without lung disease. CONCLUSIONS: Lateral positioning of postoperative cardiac surgery patients appears to cause no detrimental effects on indirect/noninvasive blood pressure or heart rate measurements. However, significant differences in central venous pressure may occur and supine positioning for determination of central venous pressure is recommended.


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