Ropivacaine for pain management in patients who undergo Caesarean sectio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Post-operative pain management in patients who undergo cesarean sectionPregnancy and ChildbirthC-section
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN15849443
- Lead Sponsor
- Mexican Social Security Institute
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 81
Inclusion Criteria
1. Women from 18 to 40 years of age
2. Term pregnancy
3. Undergoing programmed or elective cesarean section
Exclusion Criteria
1. Chronic diseases
2. Placental disorders
3. Infections
4. Aallergies to anesthetics
5. Contraindication to regional anesthesia
6. Obstetric emergency
7. History of drug abuse
8. Inability to understand the visual analog scale
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain was measured using the VAS scale at the end of the surgery (baseline), 2, 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours after surgery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1.Use of rescue doses was measured using the VAS scale at the end of the surgery (baseline), 2, 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours after surgery.<br> 2. Days of hospital stay were measured using the medical record over a 10 day period after the surgery<br> 3. Presence of adverse events was measured using medical examination over a 10 day period after the surgery<br>