Blood Loss Measurement During Cesarean Delivery

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT02667600

Status

not recruiting iconNOT RECRUITING

Purpose

The aim of this study is to assess the ability of the Triton Device to measure blood loss among women undergoing elective and non-elective cesarean delivery. This patient population often experiences significant blood loss during surgery, and measurements of surgical blood loss are often inaccurate.

Official Title

Study Assessing Blood Loss Measurement During Cesarean Delivery With Triton Device

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. - American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status class I-III - undergoing Cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia - age between 18 and 50 - gestational age greater than or equal to 37 completed weeks - all ethnicities
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. - contraindication for epidural or spinal analgesia (bleeding diathesis, neuropathy, severe scoliosis, local anesthetic allergy) - inability to adequately understand the consent form

Investigator(s)

Alex Butwick
Alex Butwick
Anesthesiologist
Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (OB)