DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2017.v05i04.060

Pages: 1541-1544

The delivery of the infant into the arms of a conscious and pain free mother is one of the most exciting and rewarding moment in medicine. Providing effective and safe labour analgesia during labour to a parturient has remained an ongoing challenge. This study was focused to assess the efficacy and safety of intravenous tramadol in active labour. Seventy five cases included under tramadol administered group and seventy five cases under control group. Effective pain relief to moderate pain relief response was seen in 62.2% tramadol receiving primi 58% in multigravida. No pain relief was seen in 16.2% primi gravida and 15.7% multigravida patients. Pain relief within 2 min was seen in 21 primi (56.7%) and 24(63.2%) multigravida parturients. Pain relief with in 5 min was seen in 13(35.2%) primi and 9(23.6%) multigravida parturients. Tramadol decreases the duration of labour and increases duration of analgesia with minimal side effects. It can be easily administer, economical, good therapeutic dose.