Dexamethasone and Lidocaine Iontophoresis Efficacy in Relieving Labour Pain
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Dexamethasone and Lidocaine Iontophoresis Efficacy in Relieving Labour Pain, HALA M. HANAFY, MOHAMED A. AWAD, HOSSAM EL-DIN H. KAMEL and MARINA A. DAWOD
Abstract
Aim of the Study: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Lidocaine and Dexamethasone Iontophoresis on labour pain.
Material and Methods: Forty pregnant women participated in this study. They were selected randomly from Bab El-Shariah University Hospital in Cairo, Al-Azhar. Their ages were ranged from 20 to 40 years old. All pregnant women were deliver normal labour. All pregnant women were primi and multigravida. They were divided into two equal groups, Group A (control group) 20 pregnant women were delivered in a traditional method without analgesic while Group B (study group) 20 pregnant women received Lidocaine and Dexamethasone Iontophoresis in the 1st & 2nd stage of labour. Degree of pain was evaluated by visual analogue scale for both Groups (A & B) before and after delivery.
Results: There was statistically significant decrease in pain in Group (B) which treated by lidocaine and Dexametha-sone iontophoresis and on the other hand there is significantly increasing in pain in Group (A).
Conclusion: The obtained results suggest that Lidocaine and Dexamethasone Iontophoresis is effective in relieving labour pain and it provides a simple, realistic, inexpensive, and successful treatment.