Early Oral Feeding Versus Traditional Postoperative Care After Cesarean Section.

Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama444 enrolled

Overview

To determine the effect in the post operative period of early feeding (4 hours after surgery) vs. traditional management (feeding 12 hours after surgery) in uncomplicated cesarean section.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

444

Conditions

Complications; Cesarean Section

Interventions

Early feedingPROCEDURE

Fluid diet four hours after cesarean section

Late feedingPROCEDURE

Fluid diet 12 hours after cesarean section

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Cesarean section with regional anesthesia, regardless of gestational age. Exclusion Criteria: * Use of magnesium sulphate * General anesthesia * Pre gestational or gestational diabetes * Bowel injury during surgery

Locations (1)

Saint Thomas H

Panama City, Provincia de Panamá, Panama

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Adynamic ileus

Presence of signs of adynamic ileus (nausea, vomiting, abdominal distention) after feeding

Time frame: 72 hours

Secondary Outcomes

Post operative pain

Level of pain, using a visual scale (12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after surgery)

Time frame: 72 hours

Satisfaction

Personal satisfaction, using a numeric scale (12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after surgery)

Time frame: 72 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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