Amr Riad
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cario, Egypt
Publications
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Research
Efficacy of intraperitoneal Lidocaine for post cesarean section Analgesia: A prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo- controlled clinical trial
Author(s): Amr Riad, Mohamed Taha, Sarah Hamada Mohamed Hamza* and Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhamed
Aim: To investigate the effect of intraperitoneal instillation of lidocaine on post-cesarean delivery pain. Patients and Methods: This study is a Prospective, Randomized, Double blinded, Placebo-controlled Clinical trial, was carried out at Ain shams university hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology department, on (200) women divided into:2 groups: (Group I) (Lidocaine group): comprised 100 women who received 20ml of 2% lidocaine with epinephrine (1:200,000, (Group II) (Placebo group) which is the (COTROL GROUP): comprised 100 women who received 20ml normal saline, during the time period from 1st of August 2021to the end of Novamber 2021. Results: The pain scores are significantly lower in the Lidocaine group at 4 hours (mean difference=14.8, 95% CI=13.0 to 16.6, P-value <0.0001), 6 hours (mean difference=17.6.. Read More»