Open AccessPostpartum perineal pain in primiparous women: a comparison of two local anaesthetic agents
Author(s) -
S Fyneface-Ogan,
CN Mato,
Cosmos E Enyindah
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v15i1.37123
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , lidocaine , analgesic , visual analogue scale , episiotomy , local anesthetic , randomized controlled trial , vaginal delivery , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Episiotomy is the commonest obstetric surgical operation performed to increase the introitus to enhance vaginal delivery. This study was to compare the effect of two local anaesthetic agents on postpartum perineal pain and time for demand for oral analgesics.