Pain relief after major abdominal surgery in a resource-poor-environment: a comparison of two methods (spinal injection of morphine plus bupivacaine versus intravenous and subcutaneous injection of morphine)
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Major abdominal surgery under general anesthesia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/06/004683
- Lead Sponsor
- Medical College Kolkata
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 92
Inclusion Criteria
Patients between 18 and 60 years of age of ASA physical status 1, 2, 3 undergoing general anesthesia for major abdominal surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients having absolute contraindications for spinal anesthesia, systemic or intrathecal morphine; pregnancy; advanced cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, renal disease or liver disease, with functional class worse than NYHA grade 2; circulatory shock; ASA physical status 4 or worse.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The failure rate of adequate pain control (proportion of patients with pain intensity on NRS of more than 3/10)Timepoint: First 24 hours postoperative period
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adverse effectsTimepoint: Intraoperative period and first 48 hours postoperative period.