Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30115031›Full record

ArticleBMC anesthesiology2018

Effect of the menstrual cycle on circulation during combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia.

Hua Lin, Wen-Zhi Li

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in BMC anesthesiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hua LinDepartment of Anesthesia, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Airport Hospital, Tianjin, 300300, China.
Wen-Zhi LiDepartment of Anesthesia, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150000, Heilongjiang, China. wenzhili9@126.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4196-524X
Harbin Medical University · CNTianjin Medical University General Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFrom adolescence to menopause, hormone levels during the menstrual cycle affect various body systems, from the cardiovascular system to the water and electrolyte balance. This study investigated the effect of different phases of the menstrual cycle on circulatory function relative to changes in body position and combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia (CSEA).

methodsForty-six women were selected who underwent scheduled gynaecological surgery, were classified as American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) I-II, and met the test criteria. The sample was divided into the follicular and corpus luteal groups. Preoperative heart rate and blood pressure measurements were taken from the supine and standing positions. Heart rate measurements as well as systolic, diastolic, and mean blood pressure measurements were taken upon entering the operating room, at the beginning of the spinal-epidural anaesthesia, and 10, 20, and 30 min after anaesthesia was administered.

resultsThe heart rates of patients in the corpus luteal group were higher than those of patients in the follicular group both before and after anaesthesia (P <  0.05). Significantly more ephedrine was used during the first 30 min of CSEA in the corpus luteal group than in the follicular group (P <  0.05).

conclusionsAlthough the effect was slight, women in the follicular phase were better able to compensate and tolerate circulatory fluctuations than those in the luteal phase.

Indexed as

AdultAnesthesia, EpiduralAnesthesia, SpinalBlood PressureDrug Therapy, CombinationEphedrineFemaleFollicular PhaseHeart RateHumansLuteal PhaseMiddle AgedPostureEphedrineCirculatory systemFemale hormoneFollicular phaseLuteal phase

Identifiers

PMID30115031
PMCPMC6097406
OpenAlexW2885816304

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.