Health Condition 1: null- Pregnant patients posted for elective Cesarean section
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Transversus abdominis plane block (TAP block ): TAP block is a regional anesthetic technique that blocks T6-L1 nerve roots and can provide analgesia for lower abdominal procedures. Cesa
Sponsors
St Stephens Hospital
Dr Baljot Kaur
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. American society of anesthesiologists physical status 1 or 2 and a singleton fetus >37 weeks of gestation. 2. Patients undergoing cesarean delivery at term with a Pfannenstiel incision under spinal anesthesia. 3. Body weight between 50-70 kg.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. Women in active labour 3. Age 40 years old 4. Height 5. Weight 35 kg/m2 6. Women with a contraindication to any of the study protocol analgesics (levobupivacaine or diclofenac) 7. Conversion from spinal to general anesthesia owing to inadequate intra operative analgesia ) 8. Failure of neuraxial technique
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To compare the quality of analgesia using VAS (visual analogue scale) and VRNS (verbal response numerical scale ) in both the groups. 2. To determine the duration of analgesia till patient requires first rescue dose. 3. To compare the total analgesic dose requirement in first 24 hours in both the groups.Timepoint: The pain scores and hemodynamic parameters will be measured at the end of the surgery, 2 hours post operatively, at the time of first rescue analgesia and second dose of analgesia | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare patient satisfaction using VRNS (verbal response numerical scale) To observe side effects if any, related to drug, technique or bothTimepoint: after 24 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDR BALJOT KAUR
Outcome results
None listed