Impact of Local Anesthetic Wound Infiltration on Postoperative Pain Following Cesarean Delivery
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Chronic Pain, Post-Surgical Pain |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 6/9/2018 |
| Start Date: | November 2016 |
| End Date: | June 2019 |
The purpose of this study is to determine if the infusion of the local anesthetic ropivacaine
(a numbing medicine) and the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ketorolac (a pain killer
similar to ibuprofen) through a catheter placed along the cesarean delivery incision, will
reduce the pain experienced after cesarean section and need for narcotic pain medicine.
(a numbing medicine) and the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ketorolac (a pain killer
similar to ibuprofen) through a catheter placed along the cesarean delivery incision, will
reduce the pain experienced after cesarean section and need for narcotic pain medicine.
Inclusion Criteria:
- American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) class 1,2, and 3
- English speaking women at a gestational age > 37 weeks
- scheduled for cesarean delivery under spinal or combined spinal epidural anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria:
- BMI > 50 kg/m2
- history of intravenous drug or opioid abuse
- previous history of chronic pain syndrome
- history of opioid use in the past week
- allergy or contraindication to any of the study medications
- non-English speaking
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Durham, North Carolina 27705
Principal Investigator: Ashraf S Habib, MB, BCh
Phone: 919-668-6266
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