A Randomised Trial of early versus routine hospital discharge after planned Caesarean section at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
- Conditions
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- PACTR202404768066197
- Lead Sponsor
- Elaine Ajoku
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Respondents must be between the ages of 20-34 years.
Consent to participate in the study
Body Mass Index (BMI) <30kg/m2
Booked patients of the antenatal clinic of University of Portharcourt Teaching Hospital
Must have attained 37 weeks of gestation
Scheduled for elective caesarean section
The pregnancies must be uncomplicated, singleton pregnancies.
Patients less than 20 years or greater than 35 years
Unbooked patients
Patients with multiple gestation
Co-morbidities - Cardiac disease, immune deficiency, diabetes, anaemia
Major degree placenta praevia
Pulmonary disorders
Intraoperative or postoperative complications
Need for blood transfusion
Foetal anomaly
Post-operative fever
Intolerance to liquid diet following surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method maternal satisfaction
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method wound infection rate, wound breakdown rate, readmission rate