Obstetrics, Surgery
Conditions
Keywords
Cesarean, Oral, Intake
Brief summary
In this study we are trying to compare the safety and financial benefit of starting the realimentation early versus conventional oral intake following the Cesarean surgery in Iran.
Detailed description
Cesarean delivery is announced to constitute 50% of deliveries in the Capital and 39% of all the deliveries nationwide, which is far beyond the acceptable international normal range, according to the official site of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran \[http://www.mohme.gov.ir/HNDC/Indicators/Simaye\_Salamt/Simaye\_Salamat.htm\]. This high rate of elective cesarean deliveries might be due to several reasons which are far beyond the scope of this study. Here we tried to see whether the reduction in the time of hospitalization for these patients is safe at the expense of earlier oral realimentation and to see whether this strategy increases the patients' satisfaction or not.
Interventions
PROCEDUREOral Intake following admittance to the postpartum ward
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Women who had elective cesarean deliveries under regional anesthesia
Exclusion criteria
1. Receiving general anesthesia, magnesium sulfate or insulin. 2. Coming across an intraoperative bowel injury. 3. Having any medical or gastrointestinal problem that prohibits early feeding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tolerance of Oral Intake | — |
Countries
Iran
Outcome results
None listed