Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Female aged from 21 to 45 years American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Class-I and II. Scheduled for elective Cesarean section. Under Spinal anesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Declining to give written informed consent. History of allergy to the medications used in the study. Contraindications to regional anesthesia (including coagulopathy and local infection). Psychiatric disorder. Morbid obesity (BMI: >40kg/m2) Pregnant women going for emergency Cesarean section.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The total dose of pethidine used postoperatively per patient (rescue analgesia) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analogue scale;Duration of postoperative analgesia | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Lecturer of anesthesia