Different Epidural Initiation Volumes

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effect of different epidural initiation volumes on postoperative pain scores, local anesthetic requirements, and motor block in patients who undergo patient controlled epidural analgesia for postoperative pain after cesarean section.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Inonu University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Fentanyl

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiology risks classification II

• Term pregnant

Exclusion Criteria:

• Multiple pregnancy

• Diabetes mellitus

• Hypertension

• Coagulopathy

• Severe cardiac, neurological and pulmonary disease

• Allergy to the study drugs

• Difficulty in understanding the use of the patient controlled analgesia device