Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: EMLA CREAM: In Group A patients 5 X 5cm patch of EMLA cream will be applied over L 3-4 and L4-5 level of the lumbar spine on the back and covered with an occlusive dressing, about one
Sponsors
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Parturients between 18 â?? 40 years undergoing elective caesarean section under spinal anesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of significant cardiac, renal or liver diseases 2. Hypersensitivity to study medications 3. Anaemia (Hb less than 10) 4. Coagulation disorders 5. Patients on antiplatelets or anticoagulants 6. Local infection 7. Methhemoglobinemia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| patient acceptability between local application of EMLA cream versus lignocaine infiltration prior to subarachnoid blockTimepoint: After subarachnoid block | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| assess the pain score during subarachnoid block, ease of insertion of spinal needle, adequacy of positioning, time taken, number of attempts for successful subarachnoid block, need for supplementary local infiltration, need to change position to sitting, need to attempt spinal at a different spinal interspace and the hemodynamic responses during conduct of spinal anaesthesiaTimepoint: baseline, before insertion of spinal needle, 1 minute, 5 minutes and 10minutes after spinal anesthesia | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRoniya Ann Roy
Amrita institute of medical sciences cochin
Outcome results
None listed