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Comparison of the effect of adding Dexamethasone and Fentanyl to Bupivacaine in transverse abdominal plane block (TAP) on pain intensity after cesarean section by spinal anesthesia in Sari Emam hospital in 1401

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Other acute postprocedural pain.
Other acute postprocedural pain
G89.18
Registration Number
IRCT20161126031095N3
Lead Sponsor
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Patients 18-50 years old
Patients undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia
Patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) class I and II anesthesia status (ASA definition = healthy patient without organic, biochemical or mental disease and ASAII = patient with mild systemic disease such as mild asthma - controlled hypertension - disease has no effect on activity not daily - the possibility of affecting anesthesia and surgery)
Patients who can perceive and evaluate their pain on a visual analog pain scale. (VAS; scale 0-10)
They were eligible to provide written informed consent to enroll in the study
Body mass index kg/m2 = 23.9-18.5
Absence of coagulopathy
No alcohol or drug addiction

Exclusion Criteria

Having chronic pain, or having underlying diseases such as moderate or severe heart, kidney, lung or nerve diseases, significant scoliosis or kyphosis, excessive obesity
Taking painkillers before surgery
Infection at the injection site
History of abdominal surgery or trauma
Respiratory tract infection within 2 weeks
New York Heart Association Class >II cardiac status and psychiatric disorders that interfere with pain perception and evaluation
They had a history of anaphylaxis using bupivacaine
Patients who did not tolerate spinal anesthesia well and had to be converted to general anesthesia for cesarean section
Individuals who could not provide informed consent or patients who did not wish to participate in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postpartum pain intensity. Timepoint: 0/2/4/6/12 and 24/hours after the operation. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Sedation. Timepoint: 0/2/4/6/12 and 24/hours after the operation. Method of measurement: Sedation criteria.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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