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Dexmedetomidine (10 µg) versus Fentanyl (25 µg) as adjuvants to hyperbaric Bupivacaine for unilateral spinal anesthesia in lower limb orthopedic surgeries

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Anaesthesia
Registration Number
PACTR202209726231234
Lead Sponsor
faculty of medicine Ain Shams University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
54
Inclusion Criteria

Age =21 years and <65 years.
-ASA grade I and II
-both sexes
-Patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgeries of lower limb.

Exclusion Criteria

-Any patient who has history of heart failure (NYHA class ?,?), neuropathy , uncontrolled hypertension, drug abuse, or allergy to the study drugs or has any contraindication of spinal anesthesia
-Patients who can't be placed in a lateral position (e.g., due to pelvis fracture)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
is to measure the time taken for the patient to rescue analgesia<br> <br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
is to measure :<br> <br>•Time from injection to highest sensory level<br>•Time to two segment regression from the highest sensory level<br>•Time for sensory regression to S1 from highest sensory level<br>• Time from injection to Bromage ?<br>•Time to regression to Bromage 0<br>•Side effects like nausea, vomiting, shivering or respiratory depression for 4 hours after performing spinal anesthesia<br>•Sedation level will be assessed using modified Ramsay scale<br>
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