Patient controlled analgesia i.v. with morphine versus continuous epidural analgesia with bupivacaïne and sufentanil as pain relief after caesarean section.
Completed
- Conditions
- pain relief after caesarean section1003641110029903
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON44865
- Lead Sponsor
- Kennemer Gasthuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
ASA1 and ASA2 pregnant women scheduled for primary caesarean section
Exclusion Criteria
no informed consent
pre-eclampsia
coagulation disorders
ASA 3 and more
allergy for morphine, sufentanil or bupivacaine
local infection on the site of injection of the epidural.
increased intracranial pressure.
uncorrected hypovolemia.
relative contra-indications for epidural such as:
neurological disorders like multiple sclerosis,
malformation of the back,
history of back operations,
systemic infections.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Mobilization, how many hours after cesarean section does the patient stand<br /><br>beside the bed?<br /><br>VAS pain score post partum.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Time between caesarean section and stop PCA or CEA in hours.<br /><br>Time between caesarean section and discharge in hours.<br /><br>Use of oral pain relief.<br /><br>Side effects: nausea and vomitting, sedation score, pruritis.</p><br>