Cesarean Section Post Operative Management
Conditions
Keywords
cesarean section, postoperative pain, pregnancy, abdominal binder
Brief summary
To see if the use of Abdominal Binders improves patients out comes after cesarean delivery
Detailed description
Inclusion: All patients admitted to labor and delivery Consented patients who had a cesarean delivery will be randomized using a number table to receive or not receive an abdominal binder. Outcomes: On postoperative days 1 and 2, patients were asked to complete a pain visual analog scale and the validated Symptom Distress Scale. Postoperative hemoglobin and hematocrit were also recorded.
Interventions
DEVICEabdominal Binder
placement of abdominal binder
Sponsors
St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Women undergoing cesarean section for any indication
Exclusion criteria
* unable to give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain measurement | up to post operateive day 2 | Pain will be measured using a visual analog scale |
| Patient Distress score | up to post operateive day 2 | A validated patient distress score will be used |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| hemoglobin and hematocrit | post operative day 1 and 2 |
| Pain medication usage | post operative day 1 and 2 |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactJames N Anasti, MD
Outcome results
None listed