Background: α-receptor agonists have been reported to be safe and effective for treating or preventing spinal-induced hypotension during cesarean delivery. As a pure α 1 adrenergic agonist, methoxamine has the advantage of reducing myocardial oxygen consumption and protecting the heart in obstetric patients compared to phenylephrine. Prophylactic infusion of vasopressor appears to be superior to bolus administration. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal prophylactic methoxamine infusion dose that would be effective for preventing spinal-induced hypotension in 50% (ED 50 ) and 95% (ED 95 ) of parturients.Methods : Eighty parturients with a singleton pregnancy scheduled for elective cesarean delivery were randomly allocated to receive prophylactic methoxamine infusion at one of four different fixedrates: 1μg/kg/min (group M1), 2μg/kg/min (group M2), 3μg/kg/min (group M3), or 4μg/kg/min (group M4). An adequate response was defined as absence of hypotension (maternal SBP <80% of baseline).The values for ED50 and ED95 of prophylactic methoxamine infusion were determined by probit regression model. The outcomes of maternal hemodynamics and fetal status were compared among the groups.Results: The calculated ED 50 and ED 95 (95% confidence interval) of prophylactic methoxamine infusion dose were 2.178 (95% CI 1.564 to 2.680) μg/kg/min and 4.821 (95% CI 3.951 to 7.017) μg/kg/min, respectively. The incidence of hypotension decreased with increasing methoxamine infusion dose (15/20, 11/20, 7/20 and 2/20 in group M1, M2, M3 and M4 respectively, P < 0.001). 1minute Apgar scores and umbilical arterial PaO2 were lower but umbilical arterial PaCO2 was higher in Group M1. No difference was found in the other incidence of adverse effects and neonatal outcomes among groups.Conclusions: Under the conditions of this study, when prophylactic methoxamine infusion was given at a fixed-rate based on body weight for preventing spinal-induced hypotension in obstetric patients, the values for ED 50 and ED 95 were 2.178μg/kg/min and 4.821μg/kg/min respectively.
BackgroundHypotension is a very common complication caused by spinal anesthesia or combined spinal-epidural interval:induction-delivery interval; U-D interval:uterine incision-delivery interval.
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Ethics approval and consent to participateThis study was preapproved by the ethical review board of the Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University (approval number 20180095), written informed consent was obtained from all subjects participating in the trial.
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