COMPARISON OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTINUOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND INTERMITTENT INJECTIONS IN PARAVERTEBRAL SPACE IN CHEST IN PATIENTS WITH RIB FRACTURES
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: S224- Multiple fractures of ribs
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/11/016477
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Patients having 3 or more unilateral fractured ribs
Exclusion Criteria
1. Unconscious patients
2. Patients with unstable cardiac status or severely altered mental status
3. Known liver/kidney disease
4. Known allergy to local anaesthetic drugs
5. Infection at site of needle insertion
�Pre-existing spinal deformity
�Patients having significant trauma outside chest wall, e.g. acute spine or pelvic fracture, severe traumatic brain or spinal cord injury or abdominal visceral injuries
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method