الوقاية من هبوط الضغط وذلك باستخدام الافيدرين في اثناء التخدير الشوكي للقيصريات

This study was carried out in the Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation at AL-Asad University Hospital in Lattakia during the year 2007-2008, and included 90 patients, who had undergone cesarean section, and intramuscular Ephedrine was applied to prevent hypotension due to spinal anesthesia. The results were: Hypotension occurred in the Saline group in 20 patients (44.4%), while it occurred in the Ephedrine group in 9 patients (20%) (less than 100 mm hg). The heart rate in the patients decreased after spinal anesthesia in the Saline group in 9 patients (20%), while it decreased in the Ephedrine group in 5 patients (11.1%). Nausea occurred in 15 patients (33.3%) in the Saline group, while it occurred in 10 patients (22.2%) in the Ephedrine group. Vomiting occurred in 1 patient in each group (2.2%). Apgar score in the newborn was the same in the first and fifth minutes.