• Mahmoud M Almustafa, Abdelkareem S Al-Oweidi, Khaled R Al-Zaben, Ibraheem Y Qudaisat, Sami Abu-Halaweh, Subhi M Alghanem, Islam M Massad, Walid Samarah, Reem A Al-Shaer, Said Ismail, and Fawaz Khazawla.
• Associate Professor Mahmoud Mansour Almustafa, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,, Anesthesia Department MBC 22, PO Box 3354 Riyadh,11211,, Saudi Arabia, T: 966 146 47272 Ext: 32700, mahmoud_juh@hotmail.com.
• Ann Saudi Med. 2016 Jan 1; 36 (1): 29-36.

BackgroundMaternal hypotension after spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery is common. Many studies performed on the b2-adrenoceptor (b2AR) gene variants and their association with vasopressor requirements during and after neuroaxial block have contradictory conclusions.ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of the b2AR in codons 16 and 27 on the incidence of maternal hypotension and ephedrine consumption after spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery in an Arab ethnic group.DesignA prospective gene association study.SettingJordan University Hospital from 1 July 2013 to 31 January 2014.Patients And MethodsWe enrolled parturients who underwent cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia. Spinal anesthesia was performed with 10 mg plain bupivacaine along with 25 micro g fentanyl. Hypotension was treated with ephedrine and the amount consumed in the first 30 minutes after spinal anesthesia was calculated. The b2AR genotype at codons 16 and 27 was determined. We studied the correlation between the b2AR genotype and the amount of ephedrine consumption after spinal anesthesia.Main Outcome MeasuresAmount of ephedrine used.ResultsOf 250 patients enrolled in the study, genotype and clinical data were available for 234 cases. Ephedrine was used in 94% of patients. There was a significant effect of b2AR genotype on ephedrine dose in the first 30 minutes after spinal anesthesia in codon 16 and 27. Arg16 homozygotes received less ephedrine (14.0 [11.2] mg) than Gly16 homozygotes (38.6 [25.7] mg) and Arg16Gly heterozygotes (33.42 [22.70] mg) (P < .0001). Gln27 homozygotes received less ephedrine (18.2 [12.8] mg) than Glu 27 homozygotes (47.5 [27.0] mg) and Gln27Glu heterozygotes (48.2 [23.7] mg). (P < .0001).ConclusionIn an Arab ethnic group, the b2AR gene has a role in maternal hypotension after spinal anesthesia. The Gly16 and Glu27 alleles have a higher incidence of arterial hypotension and required a greater amount of vasopressor to treat hypotension compared with homozygous Arg16 and Gln27 carriers.LimitationsFasting time and hydration protocol, the use of a fixed dose of ephedrine, and relatively small sample size.

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