Quercetin Effect on Post-ceserean Pain

Launched by FUTURE UNIVERSITY IN EGYPT · Oct 18, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The cesarean section is a common gynecological surgery, accounting for 40-50% of deliveries in public hospitals. Effective pain management following a cesarean delivery is crucial, as inadequate control can hinder a mother's capacity to care for her newborn. Uncontrolled postoperative pain can lead to patient immobility, increasing the risk of thromboembolic complications. Failure to adequately manage pain can result in economic and medical issues, including longer hospital stays, higher readmission rates, increased patient recovery costs, and patient dissatisfaction with the quality of hea...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Referred to elective (non-emergency) cesarean section
• • Undergoing spinal anesthesia) with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I and II
• • Term gestational age
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • History of seizures
• • Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia
• • Hypertension
• • Use of narcotic painkillers for 24 h before the intervention
• • Medications inducing neuropathy including Amiodarone, Metronidazole, Phenytoin \& Colchicine.
• • Prolongation of cesarean section (more than 1.5 h)
• • Increase in the size of the incision
• • Occurrence of any unusual complication during surgery,
• • Failure of spinal anesthesia and its conversion to general anesthesia
• • Contraindications to spinal anesthesia
• • Use of interacting medication: fluoroquinolones, loratadine, fexofenadine, alvimopan, armodafinil