The Effect of Caffeine Ingestion in Prevention of Post-Operative Ileus After Caesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

: Caesarian section delivery has become more prevalent than the vaginal delivery in Egypt, Many complications could occur after an abdominal surgery. So after a caesarian section, complications that are variable in its intensity could occur. One of the commonest but yet serious is the postoperative ileus, Aim and objectives: the aim of the study is to assess the value of caffeine ingestion in promoting intestinal motility and prevention of postoperative ileus after caesarean section and to assess the effect of caffeine in decreasing spinal headache after spinal anesthesia in women undergoing caesarean section. Subjects and methods: this is a randomized controlled trial that was conducted on 560 cases were recruited from emergency unit and inpatient wards in Ain Shams University maternity hospital, Results: that there was statistically significant difference between groups regarding, the bowel function after caesarean section among studied patients except the first time to defecation there was non-statistically significant difference between groups (p >0.05),Conclusion: the conclusion of the study indicated that consuming coffee after caesarean section contributes significantly to faster restoration of intestinal function. Coffee is a popular drink and can be used to decrease the incidence of postoperative ileus-related complications and it is also related to reduction in post-operative spinal headache,