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

Kashiwagi 2012.

Methods RCT
Participants A non‐specified number of women undergoing elective caesarean section
Inclusion criteria: not specified
Exclusion criteria: not specified
Interventions Left 15 degrees tilt vs uterine displacement by hand
Ephedrine (4 mg IV) administered in either case for hypotension, nausea or vomiting
Group 1: following spinal injection patients turn to 15 degrees left lateral supine position
Group 2: following spinal injection patient had uterine displacement by hand
Outcomes Maternal: arm systolic BP; leg systolic BP; mean ephedrine requirement
Neonatal: Apgar scores; umbilical artery pH
Notes Original article in Japanese
Only abstract available in English
Awaiting translation