The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of non-dissecting the inferior rectus sheath during primary cesarean delivery on post-operative hemoglobin and post-operative pain control as measured by VAS score and opioid anesthesia use in the first 72 hours post-op.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
81
Non-dissection of inferior rectus sheath
Dissection of inferior and superior aspect of the rectus sheath
UH Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
post-operative hemoglobin
assessment of drop in hemoglobin post-operatively compared to pre-operative values
Time frame: 24 hours
assessment of Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores in first 72 hours
assessment of VAS scores and
Time frame: 72 hours
Assessment of total narcotic use, expressed as morphine equivalents
Time frame: 72 hours
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