{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,15]],"date-time":"2026-01-15T02:12:19Z","timestamp":1768443139285,"version":"3.49.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Georg Thieme Verlag KG","issue":"03","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,11]],"date-time":"2017-08-11T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1502409600000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":41,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Surg J"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,7]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>\n            Objective\u2003Rectus muscle reapproximation at cesarean delivery (CD) is performed frequently by some obstetricians; however, the effect on postoperative pain is unclear. To this end, we investigated whether rectus muscle reapproximation increases postoperative pain.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Materials and Methods\u2003This is a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial of women undergoing primary CD with singleton or twin pregnancy at &gt;35 weeks' gestation. Women were randomized to rectus muscle reapproximation with three interrupted sutures or no reapproximation. Exclusion criteria were prior cesarean, prior laparotomy, vertical skin incision, active labor, chronic analgesia use, allergy to opioid or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and body mass index\u2009\u2265\u200940. Intra- and postoperative pain management was standardized within the study protocol. The primary outcome was a combined movement pain and opioid use score averaged over the 72-hour study period, called the Silverman integrated assessment. Movement pain scores were assessed at 24, 48, and 72 postoperative hours.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Results\u2003In total, 63 women were randomized, of whom 35 underwent rectus muscle reapproximation and 28 did not. Demographic and obstetric variables were similar between groups. Silverman integrated assessment scores during the 72-hour postoperative period were higher in the rectus muscle reapproximation group (15\u2009\u00b1\u2009100% vs. \u201331\u2009\u00b1\u200978% difference from the mean; p\u2009=\u20090.04). Operative times were similar between groups (63\u2009\u00b1\u200915 vs. 65\u2009\u00b1\u200915 minutes; p\u2009=\u20090.61), and there were no surgical complications in either group. Maternal satisfaction with analgesia at 72 hours was high in both groups (85% [73\u201390] rectus muscle reapproximation vs. 90% [75\u2013100]; p\u2009=\u20090.16).<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Conclusion\u2003Rectus muscle reapproximation increased immediate postoperative pain without differences in operative time, surgical complications, or maternal satisfaction. Benefits of rectus muscle reapproximation should be weighed against increased postoperative pain, and analgesia should be planned accordingly.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0037-1604074","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,11]],"date-time":"2017-08-11T18:56:56Z","timestamp":1502477816000},"page":"e128-e133","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Rectus Muscle Reapproximation at Cesarean Delivery and Postoperative Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"03","author":[{"given":"Deirdre","family":"Lyell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mariam","family":"Naqvi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Amy","family":"Wong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Renata","family":"Urban","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Brendan","family":"Carvalho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,11]]},"container-title":["The Surgery Journal"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/www.thieme-connect.de\/products\/ejournals\/pdf\/10.1055\/s-0037-1604074.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,6]],"date-time":"2019-05-06T14:59:11Z","timestamp":1557154751000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/www.thieme-connect.de\/DOI\/DOI?10.1055\/s-0037-1604074"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2017,7]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"03","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,7,5]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,7]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0037-1604074","relation":{},"ISSN":["2378-5128","2378-5136"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2378-5128","type":"print"},{"value":"2378-5136","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2017,7]]}}}