POST CAESAREAN SECTION ANALGESIA
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria will be 1. consenting pregnant women who will undergo either emergency or elective CS under spinal or general anaesthesia who will not be affected by the exclusion criteria during the period of study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria will be: 1. Allergy to Pentazocine or Diclofenac or Paracetamol, 2. Peptic ulcer disease, 3. Asthma, 4.Bleeding disorders, 5. History of any cardiovascular, liver, renal disease or present, 6. Past personal or family history of irrational behaviour or known psychiatric illness, 7. Known sickle cell anaemia, 8. Unconscious patients, 9. Eclamptic and 10. Seizure disorder patients, 11. Pre-existing opioid dependency, 12. Intra-uterine fetal death and d 13. Decline consent despite adequate counselling.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome will be the efficacy of the drug to provide adequate analgesia by the change in the VAS pain intensity score after administration of the drug. The secondary outcome will be patients’ satisfaction. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome will be patients’ satisfaction. | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENT DOCTORS