Affiliation:
1. Senior Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur(Raj.).
2. Postgraduate Student, Department of Anaesthesiology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur(Raj.).
Abstract
Background : Caesarean section is one of the most prevalent surgical procedures among women. Pain, nausea and vomiting are the most common
adverse effects of surgery, which are reported in more than 66% of patients undergoing caesarean section under spinal anesthesia
Methods: A Hospital based, Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Interventional study was conducted in the Department of Anaesthesiology
and Critical Care, at Zanana hospital and Mahila Chikitsalya, SMS Medical College, Jaipur. after obtaining the permission from the institutional
ethics committee and after obtaining written informed consent in 84 patients aged above 18 years belonging to ASA grade 1 and 2 scheduled to
undergo elective LSCS under spinal anaesthesia.
Results: Incidence of nausea was signicantly more in group B than groups Afrom 1 hrs starting, incidence of vomiting decreased in group-Athan
group-B, incidence of retching was signicantly more in group B than groups Aat 2 hrs.
Conclusion: Ondansetron (4 mg=2 ml) dose was better than metoclopramide (4 mg=2 ml) in patients undergoing caesarean section under spinal
anesthesia
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