This study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tanta University on patients attending the labor unit.
Conditions
Interventions
In group A (study group 1) (53 patients) the patients received an initial dose of 0.5 mg/kg intranasal ketamine
this dose was based on previous studies regarding postoperative pain.(12) The patients then received a single repeat dose of 0.25 mg/kg intranasal ketamine after 1 hour after the initial drug administ
Sponsors
Tanta university
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study inclusion criteria were: Age from 18 to 38 years, with confirmed active first stage of labor with at least 2 cm cervical dilatation and at least 80% cervical effacement.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were patients with any indication for caesarean section, patients with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, abnormal liver function tests, known cardiac or renal disease, endocrinological diseases, chronic diseases, multifetal pregnancy and also patients with history of two years infertility or more.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| APGAR score at 1 and 5 minutes of neonate, pH of the cord blood, duration of labor, mode of labor, the need for rescue analgesia, the occurrence of complications like hallucination and vomiting and the overall patient satisfaction | — |
Countries
Africa
Contacts
Public Contactahmed elsayed elhalwagy
Tanta university, faculty of medicine Egypt obstetrics &gynecology
Outcome results
None listed