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Journal Article
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
The impact of height on the spread of spinal anesthesia and stress response in parturients undergoing caesarean section: a prospective observational study.
BMC Anesthesiology 2021 November 31
BACKGROUND: The spread of spinal anesthesia was influenced by many factors, and the effect of body height on spinal anesthesia is still arguable. This study aimed to explore the impact of height on the spread of spinal anesthesia and the stress response in parturients.
METHODS: A total of ninety-seven parturients were allocated into two groups according to their height: the shorter group (body height was shorter than 158 cm) and taller group (body height was taller than 165 cm). Spinal anesthesia was performed with the same amount of 12 mg plain ropivacaine in mothers of different heights. The primary outcome of the study was the success or failure of the spinal anesthesia. The secondary outcomes of the study were stress response, time to T6 sensory level, the incidence of hypotension, the satisfaction of abdominal muscle relaxation and patient VAS scores.
RESULTS: The rate of successful spinal anesthesia in the shorter group was significantly higher than that in the taller group (p = 0.02). The increase of maternal cortisol level in the shorter group was lower than that in the taller group at skin closure (p = 0.001). The incidence of hypotension (p = 0.013), time to T6 sensory block (p = 0.005), the quality of abdominal muscle relaxation (p < 0.001), and VAS values in stretching abdominal muscles and uterine exteriorization (p < 0.001) in the shorter group were significantly different from those in the taller group. Multivariate analysis showed that vertebral column length (p < 0.001), abdominal girth (p = 0.022), amniotic fluid index (p = 0.022) were significantly associated with successful spinal anesthesia.
CONCLUSIONS: It's difficult to use a single factor to predict the spread of spinal anesthesia. Patient's vertebral column length, amniotic fluid index and abdominal girth were the high determinant factors for predicting the spread of spinal anesthesia.
TRIALS REGISTRATION: ChiCTR-ROC-17012030 ( Chictr.org.cn ), registered on 18/07/2017.
METHODS: A total of ninety-seven parturients were allocated into two groups according to their height: the shorter group (body height was shorter than 158 cm) and taller group (body height was taller than 165 cm). Spinal anesthesia was performed with the same amount of 12 mg plain ropivacaine in mothers of different heights. The primary outcome of the study was the success or failure of the spinal anesthesia. The secondary outcomes of the study were stress response, time to T6 sensory level, the incidence of hypotension, the satisfaction of abdominal muscle relaxation and patient VAS scores.
RESULTS: The rate of successful spinal anesthesia in the shorter group was significantly higher than that in the taller group (p = 0.02). The increase of maternal cortisol level in the shorter group was lower than that in the taller group at skin closure (p = 0.001). The incidence of hypotension (p = 0.013), time to T6 sensory block (p = 0.005), the quality of abdominal muscle relaxation (p < 0.001), and VAS values in stretching abdominal muscles and uterine exteriorization (p < 0.001) in the shorter group were significantly different from those in the taller group. Multivariate analysis showed that vertebral column length (p < 0.001), abdominal girth (p = 0.022), amniotic fluid index (p = 0.022) were significantly associated with successful spinal anesthesia.
CONCLUSIONS: It's difficult to use a single factor to predict the spread of spinal anesthesia. Patient's vertebral column length, amniotic fluid index and abdominal girth were the high determinant factors for predicting the spread of spinal anesthesia.
TRIALS REGISTRATION: ChiCTR-ROC-17012030 ( Chictr.org.cn ), registered on 18/07/2017.
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