This double-blind, randomized trial examined whether tramadol wound infiltration decreased postoperative pain following cesarean delivery under general anesthesia or reduced the need for analgesics in the immediate postoperative period. Patients in the tramadol group consumed significantly less morphine at all time intervals than those in the control group. The investigators suggest that the use of wound infiltration with tramadol may be a useful technique in patients who undergo cesarean section under general anesthesia to reduce postoperative pain, improve recovery, and facilitate early contact of mothers with their babies.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
60
A preprepared 20 ml solution was subcutaneously infiltrated after closure of the uterine incision and the rectus fascia.
Yeditepe University Hospital
Istanbul, Kozyatagı, Turkey (Türkiye)
The primary outcome measure in this study was cumulative morphine consumption.
The measure of need for analgesics in the immediate postoperative period in this study was cumulative morphine consumption.
Time frame: postoperative 24 hours
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