ASSESSMENT OF DURATION OF POSTOPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF IN PATIENTS RECEIVING ULTRASOUND GUIDED NERVE BLOCK TO THE ABDOMEN USING ROPIVACAINE ( LOCAL ANAESTHETIC) ALONE OR WITH DEXAMETHASONE (ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG) IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CAESARIAN SECTIO
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O85-O92- Complications predominantly related to the puerperiumHealth Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/03/032153
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Reshma B M
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. PATIENTS UNDERGOING LOWER SEGMENT CAESARIAN SECTIONS.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patient refusal to participate in the study
2. Infection at the block site.
3. Neurological deficit in lower limbs.
4. Altered coagulation status
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the duration of postoperative analgesia and time for first <br/ ><br>rescue analgesic requirement.Timepoint: To assess the duration of postoperative analgesia and time for first <br/ ><br>rescue analgesic requirement.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To assess the cumulative consumption of additional analgesia in 24 hours. <br/ ><br>2. Patient satisfaction score (PSS) will be assessed postoperatively at <br/ ><br>24 hours. <br/ ><br>3. To assess side effects if any.Timepoint: postoperative 24 hours