Misoprostol Before and After Cesarean Section

sarah mohamed hassan140 enrolled

Overview

comparison of the effect of misoprostol before and after cesarean on the blood loss

70 women who received 600 mg misoprostol rectally preoperatively versus 70 women who received 600 mg misoprostol postoperatively at operating theatre

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

140

Conditions

Post Partum Hemorrhage

Interventions

rectal misoprostol 600mgDRUG

70 women who received 600 mg misoprostol postoperatively at operating theatre

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 35 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women not in active labor have reactive non-stress test. * No contraindications to prostaglandins. * Have no history of coagulopathy. Exclusion Criteria: * Placenta previa. * Maternal hypertension. * Diabetes mellitus. * Previous CS and those with active labor. * Multiple Fibroid uterus. * Multiple pregnancies or polyhydramnios. * Previous myomectomy, previous history of PPH.

Locations (1)

Kasr El Ainiy Hospital

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

intraoperative blood loss

Difference in weight of linen towels (gm)+Volume of contents of suction bottle (ml)

Time frame: the operation time

postoperative blood loss

weighing the soaked napkins after collection of soaked towel

Time frame: every 6 hours during first 24 hours.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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