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Study aim
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Evaluation of analgesic effect of intravenous paracetamol on pain after cesarean section
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Design
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240 pregnant women who were candidates for elective cesarean section will be divided into two equal groups (120 subjects) of intervention (pre-operative intravenous paracetamol) and control (no preoperative analgesia) by using the coin throw method . Surgery will be done by someone outside the research team. The investigator and patient are unaware of the grouping (double-blind).
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Settings and conduct
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Surgery will be performed at the Rafsanjan Niknafs Maternity Hospital by a surgeon outside the research group. The operating room nurse determines the group of each patient with a simple randomization method, and each patient's group records in their own record sheet, surgeon, researcher and patient will not aware about the group. The patient's vital signs before, during and after surgery, and pain score immediately after surgery and up to 24 hours afterwards, will be recorded by nurses outside the study group at different intervals.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusive criteria: Pregnant women aged 18 to 35 years old, candidate for elective cesarean section. Exclusive criteria: history of cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, Diabetes, hepatic failure, renal failure, drug abuse, taking psychiatric medications, pain before cesarean section.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group: 15 minutes before cesarean section, one gram of intravenous paracetamol will inject into the intervention group. Control group: No analgesic will be given before surgery.
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Main outcome variables
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The patient's pain score is measured on the basis of VAS at certain intervals after cesarean section