Effects of High Flow Humidified Oxygen on Umbilical Artery Acid-base Balance in Cesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: high-flow nasal oxygen, conventional nasal cannula oxygen.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pregnancy, Cesarean Section, Spinal Anesthesia. Basic parameters: from 20 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
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Official title
The Effectiveness of Binaural Beats on Midazolam Requirement During Cesarean Section With Spinal Anesthesia
Overview
Spinal anesthesia is the most commonly used anesthetic technique for cesarean section in developed countries, but vasodilation and a decrease in systemic vascular resistance caused by sympathetic blockade result in hypotension in 7-74% of parturients. The fetus receives oxygen from the mother via uteroplacental blood flow, and because uteroplacental circulation during pregnancy has minimal autoregulation, uterine blood flow changes in proportion to maternal blood pressure. Therefore, a reduction in uterine blood flow due to maternal hypotension can lead to fetal hypoxia or acidosis and is associated with low Apgar scores after birth. Oxygen administration may offer potential benefits, such as improving maternal cerebral perfusion and preventing fetal ischemic injury, and thus low-flow oxygen via a conventional nasal cannula is commonly used. However, there are few studies evaluating the effects of high-flow oxygen administration on fetal well-being during cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Low-flow oxygen delivery through a conventional nasal cannula, which is commonly used during cesarean section under spinal anesthesia, results in a fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO₂) of less than 40% due to dilution with ambient air. In contrast, OptiFlow THRIVE (Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand) is a device capable of delivering high-flow oxygen through a nasal interface, allowing administration of 100% oxygen to the mother and potentially providing greater protection against fetal ischemic injury. Delivering non-humidified oxygen at flow rates above 10 L/min causes significant discomfort in awake patients, but OptiFlow THRIVE passes the gas through a heated humidification chamber immediately before delivery, enabling the administration of warmed and humidified oxygen even at high flow rates. Therefore, this study aims to compare high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy initiated upon operating room admission with conventional low-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy during cesarean section under spinal anesthesia, assessing their effects on maternal hemodynamic parameters and, ultimately, on fetal acid-base status.
Interventions
- Device high-flow nasal oxygen
All patients will, upon admission to the operating room, be placed in the supine position and connected to standard monitoring. Once patient monitoring has been completed, patients in the high-flow nasal cannula oxygen group will receive 100% oxygen at 50 L/min via OptiFlow THRIVE. Thereafter, patients will be placed in the left lateral decubitus position, and spinal anesthesia will be performed at the lower lumbar level. - Device conventional nasal cannula oxygen
All patients will, upon admission to the operating room, be placed in the supine position and connected to standard monitoring. Once patient monitoring has been completed, patients in the conventional nasal cannula oxygen group will receive oxygen at 2 L/min via a nasal cannula. Thereafter, patients will be placed in the left lateral decubitus position, and spinal anesthesia will be performed at the lower lumbar level.
Primary outcome measures
- umbilical arterial base deficit measured immediately after birth. [Time frame: Immediately after birth (i.e., approximately 1 minute after umbilical cord clamping)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Pregnant women aged 20 years or older with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status class 2-3 who are scheduled to undergo cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
A. Emergency surgery B. Patients in whom massive hemorrhage is anticipated, such as those with placenta previa C. Multiple pregnancy, preterm birth at less than 36 weeks of gestation, intrauterine growth restriction, or fetal anomalies D. History of hospitalization for preterm labor within the past 4 weeks requiring tocolytic therapy E. Respiratory diseases requiring oxygen therapy (e.g., moderate or severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) F. Individuals who are unable to read the consent form (e.g., illiterate individuals or foreigners who cannot read Korean)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Non-randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07515716 · 4-2025-1105