Effect of delayed supine positioning after induction of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section

Background:  The study tested the hypothesis that the incidence of hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section is less in parturients who remain in the sitting position for 3 min compared with parturients who are placed in the modified supine position immediately after induction of spinal anesthesia.

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