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Study aim
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Comparison of the effect of lidocaine injection alone and lidocaine with epinephrine in reducing pain and bleeding
After episiotomy
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, with parallel groups, one-way blind, randomized, on 220 pregnant women
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Settings and conduct
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220 pregnant women admitted to Yas Hospital in Tehran, who are candidates for vaginal delivery, will be studied and randomly divided into two groups. In the intervention group before and after the episiotomy, lidocaine and epinephrine will be injected.The control group will receive lidocaine alone before and after the episiotomy.The group of participants and the main researcher will be unaware of the type of intervention and only the clinical caregiver will collect the data.The amount of pain is calculated by the visual analog scale ( VAS) and to count the volume of bleeding, the number of completely bloody Gauze will be used.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria include primigravida people are candidates for vaginal delivery,Age 15 years and older, single births, cephalic presentation, The anterior position of the placenta, and episiotomy indications.
Exclusion criteria include drug use, history of heart disease, thyrotoxicosis, hypertension above 130.90, receiving epidural or spinal anesthesia during the labor and before delivery , history of allergy to local anesthetics
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Intervention groups
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In the pre- and post-episiotomy intervention group, lidocaine and epinephrine will be injected, but in the control group, lidocaine alone will be used.
The amount of lidocaine injection in both groups are 2 ampoules of lidocaine hydrochloride 2% of Caspin company in a 10 cc syringe.
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Main outcome variables
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The amount of pain during and after episiotomy
The amount of bleeding after episiotomy