Comparison of Two Routes of Administration of a Multimodal Analgesic Protocol in Postoperative Cesarean Section

Summary

Many drugs with various mechanisms of action are used for postcaesarean pain relief. Although the response to pain relief is sometimes believed to be individual, it is very important to establish the most effective with the least adverse effects type of oral analgesia for women after caesarean section. Optimal pain control post-caesarean section will benefit not only the mother and her baby, but also a healthcare system. Optimal pain control may shorten the time spent in hospital after caesarean section and, therefore, reduce healthcare costs.

Timeline

Start

2015-01-01

Primary completion

2015-06-30

Completion

2015-06-30

Publications

• Background Mahajan L, Mittal V, Gupta R, Chhabra H, Vidhan J, Kaur A. Study to Compare the Effect of Oral, Rectal, and Intravenous Infusion of Paracetamol for Postoperative Analgesia in Women Undergoing Cesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia. Anesth Essays Res. 2017 Jul-Sep;11(3):594-598. doi: 10.4103/0259-1162.206872.
• Background Mkontwana N, Novikova N. Oral analgesia for relieving post-caesarean pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Mar 29;2015(3):CD010450. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010450.pub2.

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