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. 2020 Jul 1;2020(7):CD002251. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002251.pub4

Abedinzadeh 2010.

Methods RCT
Participants Women undergoing caesarean section
Inclusion criteria: aged 20‐40 years, ASA physical status I and II, single pregnancy, elective caesarean, gestational age ≥ 37 weeks
Exclusion criteria: hypovolaemia, deformity of spinal column, increase of intracranial pressure, coagulopathy, infection of skin or soft tissue and dissatisfaction of patient
Interventions Atropine versus ephedrine versus phenylephrine
Group 1: 0.5 mg atropine (IV) before spinal anaesthesia (single dose)
Group 2: 5 mg ephedrine before spinal anaesthesia (single dose)
Group 3: 100 µg phenylephrine (mucosal) before spinal anaesthesia (single dose)
All women receive 500 mL Ringer's lactate before spinal anaesthesia
Outcomes Maternal: blood pressure; heart rate; oxygen saturation
Neonatal: —
Notes Full report published in 2012, in Arabic, abstract is in English
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