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

Gonzalez 2014.

Methods RCT
Participants 26 women undergoing caesarean section
Inclusion criteria: not specified
Exclusion criteria: age < 18 years, non‐elective CS, BMI > 40 kg/m², hypertension, multiple pregnancy, high‐risk patients, sepsis, insulin – dependent diabetes mellitus, spinal block level > T5, ongoing epidural anaesthesia
Interventions Intermittent pneumatic compression system (IPCS) versus control
Group 1: IPCS applied to legs
Group 2: crystalloid cohydration with 0.9% saline 500 mL (given to women in both groups)
Outcomes Maternal: diastolic, mean and diastolic arterial pressure; umbilical cord blood gas values; phenylephrine boluses and total dose; haemoglobin levels
Neonatal: Apgar scores at 1 min and 5 min
Notes Abstract only; unclear whether intervention is for treatment or prevention of hypotension – unable to find contact details of authors