PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: updated systematic review and procedure-specific postoperative pain management recommendations.

ABSTRACT: Caesarean section is associated with moderate-to-severe postoperative pain, which can influence postoperative recovery and patient satisfaction as well as breastfeeding success and mother-child bonding. The aim of this systematic review was to update the available literature and develop recommendations for optimal pain management after elective caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia. A systematic review utilising procedure-specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) methodology was undertaken. Randomised controlled trials published in the English language between 1 May 2014 and 22 October 2020 evaluating the effects of analgesic, anaesthetic and surgical interventions were retrieved from MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane databases. Studies evaluating pain management for emergency o

SUBMITTER: Roofthooft E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8048441 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature