All participants will be randomized at elective cesarean section to either irrigation with 500 to 1000 ml of warm normal saline after closure of visceral peritoneum or non irrigation
All participants will be randomized at elective cesarean section to either irrigation with 500 to 1000 ml of warm normal saline after closure of visceral peritoneum or non irrigation during the procedure of elective lower segment cesarean section
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
200
lower segment cesarean section
Irrigation of peritoneal cavity with 500 - 1000 ml of warm normal saline
Kasr Alainy medical school
Cairo, Egypt
Intestinal recovery
Auscultation of intestinal sounds
Time frame: 24 hours after operation
Temperature
measuring the oral temperature by thermometer
Time frame: every hour for 16 hours after the operation
postoperative pain
Pain score felt by the patient using Visual analogue score
Time frame: 24 hours after surgery
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