• Int J Obstet Anesth · Nov 2024

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Effect of pneumatic leg compression on phenylephrine dose for hypotension prophylaxis via variable rate infusion at cesarean delivery: an unblinded randomized controlled trial.

    • H Q Yao, J Y Huang, Y F Dong, X X Sun, and L Z Wang.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Jiaxing Maternity and Children Health Care Hospital, Affiliated Women and Children Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
    • Int J Obstet Anesth. 2024 Nov 1; 60: 104218104218.

    BackgroundPhenylephrine infusion is recommended to prevent spinal hypotension during cesarean delivery (CD) but may be associated with dose-dependent side effects. We hypothesized that adding intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) of the lower legs to a variable-rate phenylephrine infusion will reduce the dose of phenylephrine required during CD.MethodsSeventy-six healthy women undergoing elective CD under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia were randomly assigned to IPC or control groups (n = 38 per group). After spinal anesthesia, IPC of the lower legs was initiated in the IPC group, and all women received a phenylephrine infusion starting at 25 μg·min-1 and increasing by 16.7 μg·min-1 for systolic blood pressure (SAP) < 90% baseline. If hypotension (SAP < 80% baseline) occurred, 100 μg phenylephrine bolus was administered. The primary outcome was the dose of phenylephrine per minute.ResultsThe dose of phenylephrine per minute (34.4 ± 7.3 μg·min-1 vs. 40.9 ± 9.5 μg·min-1, P = 0.001; mean difference -6.6 μg·min-1, 95% CI -10.5 to -2.7 μg·min-1) and the incidence of hypotension (24% vs. 55%, P = 0.005) were lower in the IPC group than in the control group. There were no significant differences between the two groups in the total dose of phenylephrine (603.2 ± 217.1 μg vs. 706.2 ± 247.5 μg, P = 0.058; mean difference -102.9 μg, 95% CI -209.4 to 3.5 μg), maternal side effects, or neonatal outcomes.ConclusionsIntermittent pneumatic compression combined with a variable-rate phenylephrine infusion reduced the phenylephrine dose per minute and the incidence of hypotension during CD under spinal anesthesia.Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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