Online ISSN: 2515-8260

ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY OF PARACETAMOL IN CONTROLLING ANALGESIA DURING LABOUR: AN INSTITUTIONAL BASED STUDY

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Pooja Namdeo, Sonil Srivastava

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Background: The present study was undertaken for assessing the efficacy of paracetamol in controlling analgesia during labour. Materials &Methods: A total of 50 pregnant subjects were enrolled. All the subjects were broadly divided into two study groups, with 25 patients in each group, as follows: Group A: Patients received IV Paracetamol, and Group B: Patients received matched placebo. The course of events was studied and decrease in intensity of pain if any during labour was accessed by visual analog score and fetal outcome (i.e., notice Respiratory, APGAR score at 1 min to 5 min after birth). The VAS consists of a 10-cm horizontal line anchored at one end with the words “no pain” and at the other end with the words “worst pain imaginable.” All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were analysed by SPSS software. Chi-square test and student t test was used for evaluation of level of significance.

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