Incidence and Associated Factors of Persistent Postoperative Incision Scar Pain Following C/s in Mulago Hospital (PPOPinC/S)

Makerere University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03269188

Persistent pain in C/S

Details and patient eligibility

About

prospective cohort study of women who underwent caesarean section in mulago hospital. followed up for 2 months and assessed for development of persistent post operative pain at the incision site and its effect on quality of life. incidence of persistent postoperative pain and associated factors determined.

Full description

prospective cohort study of 277 women who underwent caesarean section in mulago hospital. demographic, medical history, intraoperative, postoperative details, and perioperative levels of pain collected. followed up by telephone interviews for 2 months and assessed for development of persistent post operative pain at the incision site and its effect on quality of life. incidence of persistent postoperative pain and associated factors determined.

Enrollment: 277 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA I, II, and III.

• patient who has given informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• patients who have no telephone contact