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Lidocaine 5% Patch Supplementation to Intra-articular Bupivacaine Dexmedetomidine After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Dexmedetomidine
Lidocaine 5% Patch
Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Intra-articular
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04322760
Lead Sponsor
Tanta University
Brief Summary

Surgery of the knee is a very common procedure which can be very painful and sufficient postoperative pain treatment is often problematic. The aim of this work was to study the effects of supplementation of intra-articular bupivacaine dexmedetomidine with lidocaine 5% patch after arthroscopic knee surgery under general anesthesia and its role in improving quality of anesthesia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patients
  • ASA I & II
  • Aged between 18 to 60 years
  • Weight between 60 to 100 kg
  • Scheduled for elective arthroscopic knee surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • patient refusal.
  • history of cardiac disease.
  • impaired renal or hepatic function.
  • hypertension treated with α methyldopa, clonidine, or beta-adrenergic blockers.
  • if they have used opioid analgesics within the previous 24 hr.
  • previous sensitivity to local anesthetics.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group A (control group)Dexmedetomidine BupivacainePatients in each received 10 ml 0.5 % bupivacaine and 1µg/kg dexmedetomidine diluted in 10 ml saline injected intra-articularly without lidocaine patch
Group BLidocaine 5% patch with Dexmedetomidine BupivacainePatients in each received 10 ml 0.5 % bupivacaine and 1µg/kg dexmedetomidine diluted in 10 ml saline injected intra-articularly with a patch of lidocaine 5% was applied to the skin
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The total dose of postoperative pethidine consumption24 hours

The total dose of postoperative pethidine consumption; Pethidine 20 mg was given as rescue analgesia if pain visual analogue visual analogue scale (VAS) ≥4.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
First postoperative analgesia request time24 hours

First postoperative analgesia (Pethidine 20 mg) request time

Pain intensity24 hours

Visual analogue scale (VAS) was recorded immediately postoperative and at 30 min, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24 hours postoperatively. The score ranges from 0 to 10; higher means worse pain

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