Randomized Control Study to compare the utility of Dexmedetomidine with Midazolam for conscious sedation in Medical Thoracoscopy

This is a single blinded ,randomised controlled study to compare the utility of Dexmeditomedine with Midazolam for conscious sedation in Medical thoracoscopy conducted in the department of pulmonary medicine ,ESIC Medical college Hospital ,Hyderabad .Patients will be Randomised into study group and control group in 1:1 ratio ,allocation done using closed envelope method.Patients of control group receives inj Midazolam 2mg iv,while patients of study group receives will receive inj Dexmeditomedine 1mcg/kg over 10 minutes followed by infusion 0.5mcg/kg/h for 1hr during procedure.during procedure vitals will be monitored,sedation will be assessed by RAAS score,procedure satisfaction will be assessed by visual analogue scale from pulmonologist.procedural and post procedural pain will be analysed with Visual analogue scale from the patient

for statistical comparison mean,standard deviation,percentage will be used and continous variable analysed with student t test and categorical variable by chisquare test