Bupivacaine Verus Pethidine for Post Cesarean Section Pain Relief

Ain Shams University78 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to compare between the effect of wound infiltration with bupivacaine or pethidine for post cesarean section pain relief.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obstetric Pain

Interventions

Wound infiltration by BupivacaineDRUG

Subcutaneous and subrectal infiltration with 0.25 % Bupivacaine diluted in 20 ml normal saline before closure of the wound

Wound infiltration by PethidineDRUG

Subcutaneous and subrectal infiltration with 50 mg pethidine diluted in 20 ml normal saline before closure of the wound

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Mode of delivery: Cesarean section. * Gestational age: 37-40 weeks. * Type of anaesthesia: Spinal anaesthesia. * No past history of any medical disorder or other medical complications during pregnancy. Exclusion Criteria: * Women with known hypersensitivity to bupivacaine or pethidine. * Women delivered vaginally. * Women delivered under general anaesthesia. * Women with known neurological or psychological disease.

Locations (1)

Ain SHams Maternity Hospital

Cairo, Abbaseya, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postoperative wound pain: VAS

Postoperative wound pain will be assessed using visual analogous scale (VAS) ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable). Mean values will be calculated and compared between the three groups