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EFFECT OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE AS AN ADDITIVE IN SUBARACHNOID BLOCK FORPREVENTION OF SHIVERING IN PATIENTS UNDERGOINGENDOSCOPIC UROLOGICAL SURGERIES

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: N401- Benign prostatic hyperplasia withlower urinary tract symptomsHealth Condition 2: N210- Calculus in bladderHealth Condition 3: N20- Calculus of kidney and ureter
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/01/030397
Lead Sponsor
Dilakshika Letchumanan Reddiyar
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients undergoing elective endoscopic urological surgeries

2. ASA class I, II

3. Age 18-65 years

4. Duration of surgery more than 30 minutes

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient refusal

2. Allergy to study drug or clonidine

3. Patients on anticoagulant or bleeding disorders

4. Infection at the site of injection

5. Patients with heart diseases

6. Patients developing signs and symptoms of intraoperative sepsis

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intensity of shivering compared between the Intervention group and Control group - Crossley Maharajan ScaleTimepoint: Every 15 mins from the time of administration of intrathecal drug in subarachnoid block till the patient is shifted to ward after 1 hour of Post Anaesthesia Care unit observation after the procedure. <br/ ><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to onset of Shivering from the time of administration of intrathecal drugTimepoint: Every 15 mins from the time of administration of intrathecal drug in subarachnoid block till the patient is shifted to ward after 1 hour of Post Anaesthesia Care unit observation after the procedure. <br/ ><br>;Usage of rescue medications to control shiveringTimepoint: Every 15 mins from the time of administration of intrathecal drug in subarachnoid block till the patient is shifted to ward after 1 hour of Post Anaesthesia Care unit observation after the procedure. <br/ ><br>
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