title: Comparison of the effectiveness of bilateral ilioinguinal nerve block and wound infiltration for postoperative analgesia after caesarean section.
abstract: We have studied the effects of bilateral ilioinguinal nerve block and wound infiltration with 0.5% bupivacaine on postoperative pain and analgesic requirements in 62 patients undergoing Caesarean section under general anaesthesia. A control group received no local anaesthetic supplementation. Both ilioinguinal block and wound infiltration reduced significantly the pain scores and analgesic requirements in the immediate postoperative period (P < 0.05). The differences in pain scores and analgesic requirements between the study groups were not statistically significant (P > 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73152.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ganta
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Samra
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Maddineni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Furness
mesh_terms: D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D009892:Opium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D009892:Opium; D002045:Bupivacaine