Peritoneal Irrigation at Elective Cesarean Section

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Postoperative Recovery

Treatments: Other: Peritoneal irrigation; Procedure: Elective Cesarean Section

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03413748

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Details and patient eligibility

About

All participants will be randomized at elective cesarean section to either irrigation with 500 to 1000 ml of warm normal saline after closure of visceral peritoneum or non irrigation

Full description

All participants will be randomized at elective cesarean section to either irrigation with 500 to 1000 ml of warm normal saline after closure of visceral peritoneum or non irrigation during the procedure of elective lower segment cesarean section

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Singleton pregnancy
• Gestational age 36 - 40 weeks
• Elective Cesarean section
• Under spinal anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic diseases as Diabetes and hypertension
• Intestinal diseases as Crohn's disease
• Psychological and neurological conditions affecting pain sensation
• women with ferbrile morbidity before the operation
• The need for general anesthesia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Peritoneal irrigation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Irrigation with 500 - 1000 ml of warm normal saline will be done after closure of visceral peritoneum

Treatment:

Procedure: Elective Cesarean Section

Other: Peritoneal irrigation

Non peritoneal irrigation

Active Comparator group

Description:

No Irrigation with 500 - 1000 ml of warm normal saline will be done after closure of visceral peritoneum

Treatment:

Procedure: Elective Cesarean Section