Efficacy of Intraperitoneal Versus Intravenous Lidocaine for Postcesarean Pain Relief

Normal saline in a volume equivalent to that used in intravenous lidocaine group

Patients received 00 ml of saline intraperitoneally

Patients received 1.75 ml/kg of 0.2% lidocaine (3.5mg/kg) with parietal peritoneal closure.

Patients received 1.5mg/kg of intravenous 1% lidocaine as bolus dose at induction and 2mg/kg/hour as continuous infusion of intravenous lidocaine until one hour after surgery.