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CompletedNCT00665405

Atelectasis During Delivery - Comparing Cesarian (c) -Section and Labor

CT Study of Atelectasis After Delivery - Comparison Between Cesarian Section and Labor

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
20 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
18 Years – 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Pregnancy promotes respiratory system's restrictive component. This study observes the generation of atelectasis during labor.

Detailed description

Pregnancy causes restriction of diaphragm movements as well as higher resistive component to the respiratory system. Spirometry studies have shown that the supine position increases risks of hypoxemia. There seems to be only casual observation regarding the generation of atelectasis during labor.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
RADIATIONCT scanThoracic CT scan

Timeline

Start date
2006-07-01
Completion
2007-11-01
First posted
2008-04-23
Last updated
2008-04-23

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00665405. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.