A Comparative Study Between Lumbar Epidural Analgesia Versus Local Infiltration Anesthesia Combined With Dexmedetomidine Intravenous Infusion in Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Surgeries: A Retrospective Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- we compare numerical rating pain score (NRS) between the two groups immediately at foraminal dilatation maneuver
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this observational study is to compare the effectiveness and patient satisfaction of local anesthesia combined with intravenous Dexmedetomidine versus epidural anesthesia in endoscopic lumbar discectomy surgeries
Detailed Description
In recent years, with the development of medical instruments, minimally invasive surgical methods for lumbar disc herniation became increasingly popular, such as percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) PTED under local anesthesia (LA) is recommended in consideration of safety. Under LA, patients keep conscious during the procedure, and the surgeon can obtain feedback directly from the patients if the nerve is interfered. However, in clinical practice, we found that many patients couldn't tolerate the pain during operation especially when placing the working channel Dexmedetomidine, a highly selective alpha 2 adrenoreceptor agonist, has unique characteristics in providing sedation and analgesia. Due to its central sympatholytic action, DEX produces dose-dependent sedation, antinociception and anxiolysis, while decreasing intraoperative hypertension and tachycardia episodes Epidural anesthesia is another major method which can keep patients awake during surgery and the surgeons can check the function of the nerve from the maintained motor function of patients' lower limbs
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Other
- Time Perspective
- Retrospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients American Society of anesthesiologists' physical status (ASA) I to II.
- •Aged 18 to 60 years.
- •Both sexes.
- •Patients with clinical and radiological evidence of soft disc herniation in a single lumber segment.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Spinal malformation
- •Recurrent lumber disc herniation (LDH)
- •Multi segment LDH
- •Patients younger than 18 years or older than 60 years
- •Patients with hypersensitivity to one of the used drugs
- •Patients suffering of coagulopathy
- •Operation time more than 1 hour
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
we compare numerical rating pain score (NRS) between the two groups immediately at foraminal dilatation maneuver
Time Frame: from January 2021 to January 2024
It refers to the common method used in healthcare where patients rate their pain on a scale from 0 to 10: 0 = No pain 10 = Worst pain imaginable.
Secondary Outcomes
- Heart rate (H.R)(from January 2021 to January 2024)
- Mean arterial blood pressure (MABP)(from January 2021 to January 2024)
- we compare Bromage scale in the two groups intraoperative during foraminal dilatation by the surgeon(from January 2021 to January 2024)
Investigators
Maha Salah
Dr
Egyptian Center for Research and Regenerative Medicine