The study is aimed to compare the change in the movement of the diaphragm in patients after giving brachial plexus block in patients undergoing upper limb below elbow surgeries . Study is done in age group from 18-80 years.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/05/066749
- Lead Sponsor
- SK Saif ali
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1)Patients of age 18 and 80 years
2)American society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) status I-III
3)Body mass index between 18 and 35kg/m2
4)Upper limb surgery below elbow
Exclusion Criteria
1)Patient refusal
2)Inability to give consent to study
3)Coagulopathy,sepsis,hepatic or renal failure
4)Allergy to local anaesthetic
5)Pre-existing musculocutaneous/median/radial/ulnar neuropathy
6)Infection at the site of block /needle insertion site
7)Presence of rib fractures
8)Body mass index more than 35kg/m2
9)Inability to perform bed side spirometer test
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)Compare the incidence of ipsilateral hemidiaphragmatic excursion after brachial plexus block <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2) to evaluate peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) values take before and after the brachial plexus blockTimepoint: 1)Compare the incidence of ipsilateral hemidiaphragmatic excursion after brachial plexus block .checked at 30mins before block and in post operative recovery area 1 hour after the procedure <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2) to evaluate peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) values take before and after the brachial plexus block
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)onset of brachial plexus block <br/ ><br>2)total anaesthesia related time <br/ ><br>3) incidence of adverse events(hypotension,bradycardia) <br/ ><br>4)vascular injuryTimepoint: 1)onset of block is checked from 0 minute till 30minutes post block <br/ ><br>2) anaesthesia related time is calculated from 0 minute <br/ ><br>