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

Soltani 2009.

Methods RCT
Participants 300 women undergoing caesarean section
Inclusion criteria: not specified
Exclusion criteria: not specified
Interventions Combination of 2 interventions
Group 1: crystalloid and colloid: Ringer's lactate (15 mL/kg) and Hemaxel (7ml/kg) – both given before spinal anaesthesia (SA)
Group 2: crystalloid and ephedrine: Ringer's lactate (15 mL/kg) given before SA and ephedrine 15 mg IV, after SA
Group 3: crystalloid and bandage: Ringer's lactate (15 mL/kg) and lower limb bandage
Group 4: colloid and ephedrine: hydroxyethyl starch (7ml/kg) given before SA, and ephedrine 15 mg IV, after SA
Group 5: colloid and bandage: hydroxyethyl starch (7ml/kg) given before SA, and lower limb bandage
Group 6: ephedrine and bandage: ephedrine 15 mg, IV after SA, and lower limb bandage
Outcomes Maternal: pulse rate; systolic blood pressure
Neonatal: Apgar score; neurological and adaptive capacity score (NACS)
Notes Abstract only. Insufficient information to assess risk of bias – first author contacted 26 June 2017, awaiting response