Chloroprocaine 1% Versus Ropivacaine 0,75% During Cesarean Section
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
This will be a prospective randomized study, aiming at comparing an intrathecal fixed dose of chloroprocaine 1% versus an intrathecal fixed dose of ropivacaine 0.75% in elective cesarean sections
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * adult parturients, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II, * singleton gestation\>37 weeks * elective cesarean section Exclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) \> III * age \< 18 years * singleton gestation \<37 weeks * Body Mass Index (BMI) \>40 kg/m2 * Body weight \<50 kg * Body weight\>100 kg * height\<150 cm * height\>180 cm * multiple gestation * emergency delivery * fetal abnormality * fetal distress * pregnancy-induced pathology such as preeclampsia, eclampsia, premature labor, placental abnormalities * pregnancy- induced diseases such as hepatic failure, pseudocholinesterase deficiency, neuromuscular diseases * lack of informed consent * contraindication for regional anesthesia such as thrombocytopenia, coagulation abnormalities, allergy to local anesthetics