Effect of Intraoperative Intravenous Lidocaine on Postoperative Pain and Return of Bowel Function After Cesarean Sections

They received IV infusion of 2 mg/kg per hour of lidocaine starting with skin incision, which was maintained until skin closure. This was done using a syringe pump with the calculated amount of lidocaine added to 50 ml of normal saline infused at a rate of 50 ml/hr.

0.9% normal saline infusion