Deposition of local anaesthetic around nerves supplying hand to provide anaesthesia for surgery
Not Applicable
Suspended
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patients with fractures of right upper limb who can undergo surgery comfortably under brachial plexus block
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Suspended
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 21
Inclusion Criteria
Patients belonging to ASA I to III
Posted for elective right sided upper limb orthopaedic procedures.
Exclusion Criteria
a.Patients with h/o LA allergy
b.Infection at the site of block
c.Patients with h/o coagulopathies & anticoagulants use
d.Pre-existing neurovascular deficit in the ipsilateral upper limb
e.Pregnancy
f.BMI >30
g.Patients with respiratory problems
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method i. Time to complete conduction blockade: Time interval between the block time <br/ ><br>(needle removal) and time to complete sensory and motor blockade in all 5 <br/ ><br>nerve territoriesTimepoint: Sensory and motor block - Every 5 minutes for first 30 minutes
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to complete motor blockade: Time interval between the block time <br/ ><br>(needle removal) and time to the loss of motor power in all 5 territories. It <br/ ><br>will be assessed every 5 min till 30 minTimepoint: 30 minutes;Time to complete sensory blockade: Time interval between the block time <br/ ><br>(needle removal) and time to loss of cold sensation with ether soaked cotton <br/ ><br>in all 5-nerve territories. It will be assessed every 5 min till 30 minTimepoint: 30 minutes