Bupivacaine vs Bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine for caudal epidural blocks as an adjuvant to general anesthesia in lumbosacral surgeries.

Phase 4

• Conditions: Nervous System Diseases; Orthopaedics; Anaesthesia

• Registration Number: PACTR202308663873345
• Lead Sponsor: Eldemerdash Hospitals

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-08-03
• Last Update Posted: 4 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1.Age 18-60 years.
2.Sex: Both sexes.
3.American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Class-I and II.
4.Scheduled for lumbosacral surgery with instrumental fixation under General Anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

1.Declining to give written informed consent or preoperative neurological defects as sensory or motor dysfunction that hinders informed consent.
2.History of allergy to the medications used in the study.
3.Contraindications to regional anesthesia (including coagulopathy and local infection).
4.Drug abusers either opioids or NSAIDs.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of postoperative analgesia.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
One-day postoperative opioid consumption.