The Effect of Initiating Intravenous Oxytocin Infusion before Uterine Incision on Blood Loss During Elective Caesarean Section: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Post partum haemorrhage prevention
- Registration Number
- PACTR202111830813291
- Lead Sponsor
- wigboji Ndukwe Wilson
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
•Singleton pregnancy
•Term pregnancy (37 - 42 weeks gestational age)
•Booked for elective caesarean section,
•Willingness to participate in the study, were included.
Exclusion Criteria
•Women with multiple gestation
•Women with polyhydramnios or macrosomia
•Parturients with antepartum haemorrhage
•Parturients with heart or renal disease
•Women with 2 or more previous CS
•Women with bleeding disorders
•Women with previous history of postpartum haemorrhage
•Women who did not consent to the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method •The mean blood loss during elective caesarean section in the two arms
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method . The need for additional uterotonics to control bleeding<br>•The need for blood transfusion or additional surgical intervention<br>•Maternal side effects(nausea and vomiting, chest pain, palpitation, maternal death) <br>•Neonatal outcomes of the study groups<br>