Prostaglandins Before Caserean Section

Kasr El Aini Hospital160 enrolled

Overview

The aim of our study is to assess the value of administration of prostaglandins before cesarean section to reduce the amount of blood loss

160 full term pregnant patients candidate for elective cesarean section were randomly allocated into 2 groups ,80 patients will receive 200mcg of rectal prostaglandins before cesarean section and 80 patients are used as control receiving placebo

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

160

Conditions

Intrapartum Hemorrhage

Interventions

Misoprostol 200Mcg TabDRUG

administration of 200 Mcg of misoprotol rectal

elective cesarean sectionPROCEDURE

elective cesarean section for full term patients

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria:pregnant patients full term elective cesarean section \- Exclusion Criteria: * medical disorder with pregnancy

Locations (1)

Kasr El Ainiy Hospital

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

amount of intraoperative blood loss

number of soaked towels

Time frame: during cesarean section

postpartum hemorrhage

blood loss after cesarean section

Time frame: 24 hour after cesarean section

Secondary Outcomes

fetal condition

apgar score

Time frame: 5 minutes after cesarean section

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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