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Comparison of 2 different doses of dexmedatomidine with 0.5 percent levobpivacaine for post operative analgesia

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Other specified injuries of elbowand forearm,
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/05/025249
Lead Sponsor
CHETTINAD HOSPITAL AND REASERCH INSTITUTE
Brief Summary

Patients who are posted for elective and emergency upperlimb procedures

Patients who are classified under american society of anaesthesiologists,who comes under ASA-1 and ASA-2

For elective surgeries adequate NPO status of six hours is maintained preoperatively

T.Dizepam 5mg and T.Rantac150 mg is given preoperative night before surgery

For emergency procedure NPO status of six hours is followed

A total number of 56 patients are allocated randomly using computer generated code,Group 50 receives 29 ml of 0.5% levobupivacaine groupD75 recieves 75 microgram of dexmedatomidine and 29 ml of 0.5 percent levobupivacaine

Motor onset and sensory onset are recorded

Surgeries done only under block

Intraoperative and post operative hemodynamic variables are recorded for each patient

Patient shifted to surgical ICU after the procedure and post operatively patient is monitored

If patient have VAS score more than 3/10 then rescue analgesia is given with tramadol 100 mg

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
56
Inclusion Criteria

All ASA-1 AND ASA-2 patients undergoing either elective or emergency upperlimb surgical procedure.

Exclusion Criteria

Pediatric patients Geriatric patients(age more than 70 years) Patients with known comorbities(diabetes,hypertension,asthma,seizure disorder,hypothyroidism) patients who are allergic to local anaesthetic drugs Patients who are not not willing for surgical procedure under regional anaesthesia.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
every 30 min till the onset of painevery 30 min after injecting drug till the onset of pain
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
effect on hemodynamicsonset and duration of of sensory and motor blokade

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chettinad hospital and research institute

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Kancheepuram, TAMIL NADU, India

Chettinad hospital and research institute
🇮🇳Kancheepuram, TAMIL NADU, India
DrASHOK KULASEKHAR
Principal investigator
9840498420
ashokk_dr@yahoo.com

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