Intrathecal Atropine to Prevent Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-08-10
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

optimal postoperative pain control with intrathecal morphine, with proper prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Dexamethasone, and or atropine could offer some protection against nausea and vomiting.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Atropine; Dexamethasone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• females

• 18-40 years of age

• elective cesarean delivery under bupivacaine spinal anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• renal disease

• preeclampsia

• liver disease

• cardiac disease

• Coagulopathy

• chronic cough

• nausea

• vomiting

• patient refusal