Comparing dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone for upper limb surgeries under block anaesthesia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: PCS- Health Condition 2: 8- Other ProceduresHealth Condition 3: 8- Other Procedures
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/07/055402
- Lead Sponsor
- Anjana Muraleedharan
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
20 to 60 years of age
ASA ps status 1,2, 3
Posted for elective and emergency surgeries of elbow,forearm,wrist and hand
Exclusion Criteria
Block failure and resultant recourse to other modalities of anaesthesia
Patients with change in surgical plan
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare dexmedetomidine & Dexamethasone <br/ ><br>The onset of sensory & motor blockade <br/ ><br>The duration of sensory & motor blockade <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Onset- every 2 minutes for sensory and motor <br/ ><br>Duration- 24 hrs <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The total duration of analgesia <br/ ><br>Quality of the block <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: It is defined as the time interval between administration of drug & the first rescue analgesia <br/ ><br>QUALITY OF BLOCK: This will be assessed by the attending Anaesthesiologist as excellent, good,moderate or uncessful