Local and Intravenous Dexamethasone on Post Operative Pain a After CS
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
A Prospective, randomized study conducted on 120 pregnant women attending the labour wards in
Kasr Al Ainy and Fayoum maternity hospitals from May 2014 to December 2015. All participants
were scheduled for elective cesarean section under spinal anaesthesia and were randomly
divided into 3 equal groups. Group 1(40 women) received 16 mg Dexamethasone IV drip. Group II
(40 women) received 16 mg Dexamethasone subcutaneous injection around the caesarean section
scar after skin closure and Group III received Placebo in the form of IV fluids 500 cc saline
infusion. All cases were followed up for 48 hours for assessment of level of pain by using a
10-cm visual analog scale (VAS). Primary outcome parameters were VAS score and the need for
additional analgesics. Other parameters were hemodynamic changes and occurrence of side
effects or complications