what is the effect of dexmedetomidine on anesthetic drug requirement and post operative pain in thoracotomy patients
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- patients presenting for lung surgery undergoing thoracotomy
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/01/006565
- Lead Sponsor
- PGIMER Chandigarh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 340
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged 18 to 70 years, undergoing elective thoracotomy for lung surgeries like wedge resection, lobectomy, pneumonectomy or resection of intrathoracic tumors will be included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria
1.Congestive heart failure.
2.NYHA IV
3.Allergy to amide local anesthetics or dexmedetomidine
4.Any contraindication to paravertebral block or patient refusal for paravertebral block.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method