Persistent Pain After Cesarean Delivery and Vaginal Delivery: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: Persistent pain after cesarean delivery and vaginal delivery has been the subject of only a few research articles. The primary outcome of our prospective study was the incidence of persistent pain and its association to mode of delivery. We also studied the nature and intensity of pain after delivery.

Continuous wound infusion with ropivacaine fails to provide adequate analgesia after caesarean section.

Background: Continuous wound infusion with local anaesthetic has been used in post-caesarean pain management with conflicting results. We carried out a study comparing three groups: continuous ropivacaine wound infusion, intrathecal morphine with saline wound infusion and saline wound infusion only.

Methods: Sixty-six women undergoing elective caesarean section under combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia were randomly allocated to receive intrathecal morphine with saline wound infusion or 48 h continuous wound infusion with either ropivacaine or saline.

Verbal information about anesthesia before scheduled surgery - contents and patient satisfaction.

Objective: The contents of information for patients before medical procedures are outlined by legislation and guidelines. The amount and form are less regulated. Our aim was to evaluate the contents of verbal information provided by anesthesiologists in a long-established preoperative clinic, and how satisfied patients are with it.

The influence of ondansetron on the analgesic effect of acetaminophen after laparoscopic hysterectomy.

The 5-HT(3) antagonists tropisetron and granisetron have been shown to block the analgesic effect of acetaminophen in healthy volunteers. To study the interaction between ondansetron and acetaminophen in women undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy, we randomized 134 patients into three groups to receive acetaminophen-placebo (AP), acetaminophen-ondansetron (AO), or placebo-placebo (PP). One gram of intravenous acetaminophen or placebo was administered at the induction of anesthesia and every 6 h thereafter for 24 h, and 4 mg of ondansetron or placebo was administered at the end of surgery.

Persistent pain after caesarean section and vaginal birth: a cohort study.

Background: Although persistent pain has been described to occur after various types of surgery, little is known about this entity following caesarean section or vaginal birth. We sought to examine the association between mode of delivery and development of persistent pain, as well as the nature and intensity of the pain.

Methods: A questionnaire was sent to 600 consecutive Finnish-speaking women within one year of their giving birth.